M17, Sh2-45
Objects in field: Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, omega Nebula, Swan Nebula, M 17, NGC 6618, IC 4706, IC 4707, LBN 60, Sh2-45
Equipment: Planewave CDK14, Moravian Instruments C3-61000 PRO
Integration: 23h 55m
M17 is a large molecular cloud, lit up by stars from the NGC 6618 cluster. It has a lot of structure to it, and is very vivid in each of the three narrowband channels Ha, OIII and SII. Here a regular Hubble Palette version of it. For more details about its capture and a detailed description of the processing, feel free to check out my website .