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Messier M17 Omega Nebula

Objects Information
Objects in image

• Messier M17 Omega Nebula, also called the Swan Nebula, the Horseshoe Nebula, or the Lobster Nebula
• Wikipedia Omega Nebula
• SEDS Messier 17
• Astronomy Picture of the Day
  • Star Factory Messier 17 2007 August 10
  • M17: A Hubble Close-Up 2004 August 28
  • In the Center of the Omega Nebula 2004 February 8
  • Elements of the Swan Nebula 2003 August 11
  • M17: Omega Nebula Star Factory 2002 December 10
  • A Sagittarius Starscape 2002 September 18
  • Composing the Omega Nebula 2000 December 11
  • M17: Omega Nebula Star Factory 2000 September 19
  • The Annotated Galactic Center September 11, 1999
  • M17: The Omega Nebula January 26, 1999
  • M17: The Majestic Swan Nebula August 29, 1996

  Image Information

  • Field of view: 115.7 arcminutes wide x 86.8 arcminutes high at 4.33 arcsec/pix
  • Image reduced from 1600x1200 to 1200x900 for website
  • North is top edge, west is right edge
  • Exposure: 8 images x 480 seconds per image (64 minutes total)
  • CCD-TEMP: -20°C
  • Astronomik Type IIc Luminance filter
  • Guided

  Observing Information

  • OBS-Location: Oregon Star Party (OSP), OR USA
  • DATE-Local = August 28, 2008
  • TIME-Local of first image = 10:26 PM
  • TIME-Local of last image = 11:23 PM
  

  Imaging Equipment

  • QSI 520 CCD Camera on Pentax 75mm SDHF APO Refractor

  Imaging Processing

  • AIP4WIN V2.3
  • Diffraction Limited MaxIm DL V5.04
  • Adobe Photoshop CS3 10.0.1
  • Noel Carboni Photoshop Astronomy Tools V1.5
  
  

  Monitor Test Pattern

  The following test pattern is to help you adjust your monitor to best view the CCD astro images. The test pattern is used for adjusting monitor brightness, and contrast. Adjust monitor brightness and contrast to see all 16 gray scale levels. The most important adjustment when viewing astro images is to see the differences in all of the black bands.

  
  
  

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