Object: The Omega (aka Swan) Nebula M17
Date: 8/15/09
Location: ASLC dark sky site near Upham, NM
Cameras: Modified Canon 350XT DSLR using an Orion 190mm Mak-Newt reflector @ f/5.3
Mount/Guiding: G11 and DSI/PHD using a WO 66mm refractor and 2x barlow lens mounted side by side
Exposure:  2x5min @ ISO 800
Processing: Processed in ImagesPlus and Photoshop.
Comments: This beautiful structure is an emission nebula where stars are forming from hydrogen gas and dust. This is a summer showcase object set against the star clouds and dust lanes of the Milky Way. Unfortunatley autoguiding problems prevented me from capturing more than 10 minutes of data for this image nut I wanted to post it anyway to show the perfoermance of the 190 Mak-Newt using a large sensor. Click here for a full scale image. 

© Dave Dockery 2009