Messier 17 in Sagittarius
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2022-06-04
Skywatcher Esprit 120 with original flattner (f=840 mm)
Fornax 102 Photo
Luminance 11x4 min, RGB 10x4min each filter
02h 44min
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QHY 268m CMOS, Baader CMOS-filters
Object data Messier 17
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Emission Nebula
20‘x15‘
Sgr
M 17 lies in the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way, a very nebulous
star-forming region, and extends in the visible range over 15 light-
years. The matter cluster, on the other hand, extends much farther
over a diameter of 40 light-years.
5 000 light years
6 mag