The Omega Nebula and Surrounding

The Omega Nebula and Surrounding Jul 3, 2024 224 views6000×40007.95 MB
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Johnny Qiu

Remote observatory

Sgr

18h 20m 49s · -16° 10′ 39″

1.94°

1.94″/px

92.46°N

Integration

No filter	130×300″	10h 50′	6 days in Jun 2024	26%

No filter	130×300″=10h 50′
6 days in Jun 2024	26%

Imaging equipment

Telescope	Celestron RASA 8"
Camera	QHYCCD QHY268 C
Mount	Planewave L-500
Software	Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Guiding equipment

Guiding camera	QHYCCD QHY5III174 M

Objects

Checkmark Nebula Lobster Nebula omega Nebula Swan Nebula M 17 M 18 NGC 6596 NGC 6613 NGC 6618 IC 4701 + 19 more

Description

The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, catalogued as M 17, is located in the densest area of the Milky Way in the direction of Sagittarius, 5,000-6,000 light-years away. It is one of the brightest and largest star-forming regions in the Milky Way.

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The Omega Nebula and Surrounding Jul 3, 2024 224 views6000×40007.95 MB Top Pick

The Omega Nebula and Surrounding Jul 3, 2024 224 views6000×40007.95 MB
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