8/22/2020 The Omega Nebula in Sagittarius

This was shot with my 11″ SCT, Hyperstar, ASI294MC Pro, and an Optolong L-Enhance narrowband filter. 40 60 second images were stacked to make this.

The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is located in the rich starfields of the Sagittarius area of the Milky Way.

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