| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
Epsilon E160 on AP Mach1GTO |
Designation |
M17 |
| Focal Length |
F/3.3 528mm |
Position |
RA 18h 21m DEC -16* 12' |
| Guiding |
SX Guide head thru eFinder |
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 |
6 x 4 min Lum 1x1, 5 x 4 min ea RGB 2x2 |
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| Calibration |
Flats, Bias only |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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| Date |
Texas Star Party 2008 |
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NOTES: Very dark skies, seeing was poor most nights due to high daytime temps.
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