The Omega Nebula - Messier 17 in Sagittarius

Imaged from Nova Scotia, Summer 2014

Wikipedia Link for M17

RGB Data Only
Data
Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM Nova Scotia Summer 2014, ~mag 6.4 - no moon @-20C
Imaging OTA Takahashi TOA-150 with TOA-67 Field Flattener
Equivalent focal length and ratio 1090mm f/7.3
Mount Astro-Physics 1600GTO
Guiding PHD2/MMOAG/SBIG ST-i
RGB Only. Total integration time 5hrs R12x10 min, G-9x10 min, B9x10 min-Astrodon Gen 2 I series Filters. Binned 1X1
Acquisition Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro
Calibration and Stacking Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight
Processed PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop CS4

 

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