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From Wikipedia
The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is by some of the richest starfields of the Milky Way, figuring in the northern two-thirds of Sagittarius.
Telescope: William Optics FLT132
Camera: QHY9 Mono @ -20c
Filter Wheel: QHY 7 position Ultra Slim
Filters: QHY 36mm unmounted L R G B, Baader 36mm unmounted HA OIII SII
Guidng: QHY OAG
Guide Camera: QHY5L-II
Mount: AZ-EQ6
Mount Control: EQASCOM
Focusing: SharpSky Pro and Sequence Generator Pro 3 (automated)
Light Box by Exfso
Capture Software: Sequence Generator Pro 3
Guiding Software: PHD2
Calibration and Stacking Software: PixInsight
Processing Software: PixInsight
Number and Type of Data Frames: L= Xmin, R= xmin, G= xmin,
B= xmin
Ha= 12x10min, SII= 12x10min, OIII= 12x10min.
Binning: 1x1
Total Image Time: 12 hrs
Location: Lockleys Observatory B, Tanunda, Sth Australia