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M17 |
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OMEGA NEBULA Click image for 1200x794 Resolution |
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Technical Details |
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| Optics | 12.5" RCOS operating at f/6.5 |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8-A |
| Filters | Tru Balance LRGB. |
| Date | July 10, 2005 |
| Exposure | RRGB = 50:15:15:15 minutes |
| Processing | MaximDL, Sigma Reject, Lucy-Richardson Deconvolution, Photoshop CS |
| Guiding | Sky90 at 800mm with ST-402 |
| Binning | RLum - 1x1, RGB - 2x2 |
| Location | SkyFoto Observatory in East Hartland, Ct. |
| Notes | M17 is about 5500 light years distant. It is a region of star formation and shines by excited emission, caused by the higher energy radiation of young stars. |