M17 Image taken at Clayton Bay, South Australia Equipment - TSA102 and QSI683-8 Guiding - QSI OAG and SBIG ST-i. Software - MaximDL, Focusmax, Pinpoint, CCDautopilot 5 SII Ha OIII 160 200 260(20 minutes subs) Darks, flats and biases applied Processed in CCD stack and Photoshop CS6 Object - Located in the constellation of Sagittarius at a distance of between 5000-6000 light years. Its roughly 40 light years in diameter. |