Object: Region surrounding the Swan Nebula - M17 in Sagittarius
Exposure: Composite of two 50-minute exposures
Processing: Negatives scanned at 2700dpi with a Polaroid SprintScan 35 Plus, blended in Picture Window Pro 2.5 and enhanced in Adobe Photoshop 4.0
Telescope: TeleVue 85mm f/7 APO refractor @ f/7
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4
Film: gas-hypered 35mm Kodak Pro 400(PPF)
Location: Mt. Pinos, California
Date: 7/1/00
Comments: Other objects found in the field are emission nebulas IC4706(lower left of M17), the large and faint IC4701(upper left) and open cluster M18(top center).
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