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      M17
      Wallpaper author:
      Charles Graham Taylor

      11 Jun 2024

      M17

      The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula[1][2] (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is by some of the richest starfields of the Milky Way, figuring in the northern two-thirds of Sagittarius.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      M9

      3 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CMOS
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Globular Cluster
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        QHY 600M
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 259.79907 Dec -18.5163
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        26 Apr 2023 - 02 May 2023
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Luminance3301h28m16
      Green19248m15
      Blue22456m15
      Red20852m15

      M17