Object Information                                            Imaging Details

The Omega Nebula goes by many names, depending on who observed it when and what they thought they saw. Other names include the Swan Nebula, the Horseshoe Nebula and even the Lobster Nebula. The object has also been catalogued as Messier 17 (M17) and NGC 6618. The nebula is located about 6500 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer).

The colourful gas and dark dust in the Omega Nebula serve as the raw materials for creating the next generation of stars.

This object was imaged at the 2014 Texas Star Party.

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Telescope:

Celestron C11 (carbon fiber tube)