Omega & Eagle Nebulae
Omega & Eagle Nebulae
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 by some of the richest starfields of the Milky Way, figuring in the northern two-thirds of Sagittarius.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
AUS-2(Takahashi FSQ-106ED)
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location
Yass, NSW 2582, Australia
Date of observation
19 Jun 2021
Filters
LRGB
Processing
Stellaimage9 , Photoshop CS6
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