The Swan nebula – M17

Rafael Compassi

Presidente Lucena

SW 8″ F/5
ASI1600mm-cool
ZWO EFW
Optolong LRGB 1.25″
L 25×150″
RGB 12×120″ Bin2
Captured with APT

The Omega Nebula is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth and it spans some 15 light-years in diameter. The cloud of interstellar matter of which this nebula is a part is roughly 40 light-years in diameter and has a mass of 30,000 solar masses. The total mass of the Omega Nebula is an estimated 800 solar masses.[4]

It is considered one of the brightest and most massive star-forming regions of our galaxy. Its local geometry is similar to the Orion Nebula except that it is viewed edge-on rather than face-on.

2017-07-02T00:00:00