Omega Nebula

Messier 17 Omega Nebula

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M17 Omega Nebula – distance 6,000 light years (Hubble palette)
M17 Omega Nebula – distance 6,000 light years
(Hubble palette)

Frames 4 x Ha x 10 m, 4 x OIII x 12 m (2×2 bin), 4 x SII x 15 min (2x2bin)

 

M17 in natural color
M17 in natural color

Screen Shot 2014-06-22 at 11.02.57 PM

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7/12/2013

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M17 Omega Nebula

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Referentiation Matrix (Gnomonic projection = Matrix * Coords[x,y]):
           +0.000624417        +0.000239434           -0.643196
           -0.000240561        +0.000625939           -0.183085
                     +0                  +0                  +1
Resolution …….. 2.411 arcsec/pix
Rotation ………. -159.042 deg
Focal …………. 633.14 mm
Pixel size …….. 7.40 um
Field of view ….. 1d 4′ 17.2″ x 48′ 12.9″
Image center …… RA: 18 20 54.882  Dec: -16 11 44.29
Image bounds:
   top-left ……. RA: 18 18 13.994  Dec: -16 22 39.68
   top-right …… RA: 18 22 24.077  Dec: -16 45 47.87
   bottom-left …. RA: 18 19 26.199  Dec: -15 37 38.40
   bottom-right … RA: 18 23 35.471  Dec: -16 00 41.35
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image

from nova.astrometry.net

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