Swan Nebula
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| IMAGE INFORMATION | OBJECT INFORMATION | ||
| Telescope | Epsilon E160 on MI-250 | Designation | M17 |
| Focal Length | F/3.3 528mm | Position | RA 18h 21m DEC -16* 12' |
| Guiding | STV thru Tak FS60-C | Type | Nebula |
| Control | MaximDL | Magnitude | 7 |
| CCD Camera | Starlightxpress SXV-H9 | Size | 25 arcminutes, 75 LY Dia |
| Image Scale | 2.44 arcsec | Distance | 5700 Light years |
| Filters | Astronomics type II RGB | Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Exposures | 15 min Lum 1x1, 10 min ea RGB 2x2 | ||
| Calibration | Flats, Bias only | ||
| Software | MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 | ||
| Date | Almost Heaven Star Party Aug 2007 | ||
| NOTES: Very dark skies!
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