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Swan Nebula
M17
Object
Type Diffuse Nebula
Constellation Sagittarius
Distance 5,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 13 Jul 2007 (Summer)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data Ha 75 mins @ -5C
Ha 5x15 (bin 1x1)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector
Focal Length 1280mm @f/6.4
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha
Software Maxim DL, Photoshop