Photo Display Photo ID 10 Click On Image to Open Full Size in a New Tab Title The Swan Nebula Caption One of my favorite objects, M17, the Swan Nebula, also known as the Omega Nebula. Object Name Swan Nebula Messier Desig M 17 NGC Desig NGC 6618 Other Desigs Omega Nebula Right Ascension 18Hr 20' 26.00" Declination -16° 10' 36.00" Magnitude 6.00 Scope Used Meade 2080 with focal reducer Camera Used Nikon D5000 Photo Notes 60 second or so subs at ISO3200 stacked in DSS. Object Type Starforming Nebula (with open cluster) Distance (ly) 5.00 Constellation Sagittarius Return to List