M17 Omega Nebula - a photo on Flickriver

M17 Omega Nebula

            The Omega Nebula is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius.  The Omega Nebula is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth and it spans some 15 light-years in diameter. The cloud of interstellar matter of which this nebula is a part is roughly 40 light-years in diameter and has a mass of 30,000 solar masses. The total mass of the Omega Nebula is an estimated 800 solar masses.
It is considered one of the brightest and most massive star-forming regions of our galaxy.

Target data:
Designations: Omega Nebula, NGC6618 
Location: RA: 18h 20m 26s DEC: -16° 10′ 36” Distance: 5,000-6,000 ly 
Apparent magnitude: 6.0 
Apparent dimensions: 11 arcminutes 
Constellation: Sagittarius

Imaging Data:
Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro 
Telescope: Sky-Watcher ESPRIT 120ED -> ZWO EAF -> 120 Field Corrector -> ZWO EFW 7x36 with LRGBHOS ->ZWO ASI1600MM Pro cooled to -10 C
Guide: Sky-Watcher EVOSTAR 72ED -> ZWO ASI120MM-S 
Computers: ASIAIR Plus Wifi -> MacBook Pro M2 
Subs: 10x60s gain 0 on each of RGB filters used for this image.  No calibration frames Tracked, guided, dithered 5 / 1

Post Processing:
PixInsight with finishing in Photoshop This data was gathered in June 2024, originally processed with APP, but now re-processed as I try to learn PixInsight.

   

Taken on: October 15, 2024

Tags:

M17

NGC6618

Omega Nebula

Sets appears in: • Astro - Nebulae

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