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.