M17 (NGC6618) - Omega Nebula

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Description

Emission Nebula in the constellation Sag. Size 20'x15'.

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Date

July 1, 2006

Telescope

Pentax 75 SDHF @f/6.7 (f=500mm), Losmandy G11 mount, FS2 drive unit

CCD Camera

ST-2000XM at -15°C

Exposure

HA: 18x600s (1x1)

Localisation

Observatory Hofheim-Langenhain

Conditions

 

Note

 

Image Processing

Full calibration, pre-processing with MaxIm, final processing with Photoshop