Omega Nebula - M17

Posted: Jun 20th, 2020

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Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 130/650 PDS

Camera: Canon 550 D

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ3-2

Guide Scope: No guide

Software: DeepSkyStacker, FitStacker, PhotoShop

Accessories: Sky-Watcher F5 Coma Corrector 2"

Exposure:

760 x 15" ISO/Gain: 6400

Red zoneLight Pollution:

Kharkiv, Ukraine

3 h 10 m

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The Omega Nebula, also known as M17, is a diffuse emission nebula. It is located in the constellation Sagittarius. It has several other names: the Swan Nebula, the Horseshoe Nebula, and the Lobster Nebula.
Taken from a balcony in Kharkiv, within a red zone of light pollution.

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how you made exposition 3 hours without guide?

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