M17

Name: The "Omega" or "Swan" Nebula.

Constellation:Sagittarius

Instrument:8-inch F5 reflector with Sky Watcher coma corrector and a modified Nikon D3300.

Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute exposures at ISO 800.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

			AP#82 : M17
			Name: The "Omega" or "Swan" Nebula. Constellation:Sagittarius Instrument:8-inch F5 reflector with Sky Watcher coma corrector and a modified Nikon D3300. Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute exposures at ISO 800. Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html


	Magnitude: 6.0 Angular size: 11' This is a bright emission nebula just north of the Sagittarius star cloud (M24). The most notable feature is the horseshoe shaped feature that gives the nebula its name. Go to AP#83 M11 Return to AP100 main page.