Omega Nebula in Sagittarius ( Messier 17 , NGC 6618 )

[MikeODay]

Omega Nebula in Sagittarius ( Messier 17 , NGC 6618 ) 

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Omega Nebula in Sagittarius ( Messier 17, NGC 6618 ).

Visible to the naked eye the Omega Nebula (also known as the Swan, Horseshoe or Lobster Nebula) M17 is in the Milkyway and is aound 4200 light years distance from Earth.

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Details:

RA 18h 22m, Dec -16deg 10'. 
Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian. 
Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount
Orion Short Tube 80mm guide scope & auto guider - PHD2. 
Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector, UHC-S 'Nebula' filter.
Nikon D5300 (unmodified).
Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90.
37 x 100 sec ISO800.
Pixinsight & Photoshop
14 August 2015

re-processed 8 Aug 2016 with current workflow.

[andyo]

Thats a great image well processed with very nice stars 

[wimvb]

Great image. Very well executed with an unmodded camera.

[peter shah]

lovely detail nice work

[laudropb]

Very nice image.

[MikeODay]

8 hours ago, andyo said:

Thats a great image well processed with very nice stars 

 

7 hours ago, wimvb said:

Great image. Very well executed with an unmodded camera.

 

5 hours ago, peter shah said:

lovely detail nice work

 

4 hours ago, laudropb said:

Very nice image.

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

Cheers

Mike

[Iainp]

Super job Mike. I didn't know it could be seen with the naked eye. I'm a newbie at deep sky but might give this one a go with my unmodded Nikon D3100 tonight.  It's rather low down now from Cambridgeshire UK, I think, but worth a go.

Iain 

[MikeODay]

10 hours ago, Iainp said:

Super job Mike. I didn't know it could be seen with the naked eye. I'm a newbie at deep sky but might give this one a go with my unmodded Nikon D3100 tonight.  It's rather low down now from Cambridgeshire UK, I think, but worth a go.

Iain 

Thank you Iain.  I look forward to seeing your image.  M17 is in a good position for us down here in Sydney; less than 20 deg from zenith.

Cheers

Mike