The Omega Nebula (M17)

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eso_omega-nebula December 3rd, 2009

Credit: ESO

The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Messier 17 (M17), or NGC 6618, as imaged by the ESO 3.6-metre telescope on La Silla.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/omega-nebula/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Messier 17 Omega Nebula
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Nebula > Appearance > Emission
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 20m 47.1s
DEC = -16° 10’ 19.8”
Orientation
North is 1.4° CW
Field of View
45.0 x 43.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
ESO-3.6m (None) -
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ID
omega-nebula
Subject Category
B.4.1.2   B.4.2.1  
Subject Name
Messier 17, Omega Nebula
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2009-12-03T23:19:16
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/omega-nebula/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
ESO 3.6-metre telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
275.196248, -16.172153
Reference Dimension
5906.0, 5678.0
Reference Pixel
3247.61503399, 2762.57342845
Scale
-0.00012686102, 0.00012686102
Rotation
-1.35191010476
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
omega-nebula
Metadata Date
2009-06-09T10:12:49+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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