The Omega Nebula (M17) in Sagittarius

Posted by Fred Herrmann
on Wednesday, September 25, 2013

The Omega Nebula in the constellation Sagittarius is 6,000 light-years distant and spans a diameter of 15 light-years. Like the great nebula in Orion the Omega nebula is a star forming region with an embedded open cluster of young stars. Taken with Ha and Oiii elemental filters.

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