M17 - Swan nebula in Sagittarius
Description: Emission nebula in Sagittarius. Also known as NGC6618, M17 is fairly bright at magnitude 6.9 but fairly compact at 11 x 6 arc minutes. Camera: Canda Technologies dry-ice camera Scope: 8" f6 Newtonian Film: Kodak Royal Gold 400 print film Filter: Lumicon Deep Sky filter Exposure: 45 minutes, manually guided Location: Mt. Kobau summit, B.C. Date: August 18, 1993

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