Object Info | |
Objects | NGC6618, The Omega Nebula, The Swan Nebula |
Type | Emission Nebula |
Centered at: | RA18:20.8 DEC-16.11 |
Constellation | Sagittarius |
Magnitude | 6 |
Size | 620 Light Years |
Distance | 16,500 light years |
Age | |
Dimensions | 46 x 37 arcminutes |
Image Field | 102'09" x 68'82" |
Notes |
Schuler 10nm Hydrogen Alpha and William Optics Minus Violet filters were used. |
Taken from: |
Tin Shed Observatory
Gold Coast, Queensland Long - Lat = 153:23.54E - 27:56.8S |
On: | Ha - 15th July 2003 |
Image Info | |
Telescope | Synta 102mm f5 |
Focal Length | 500 millimetres |
Telescope guiding | Self guided by ST10, AO7 and G11. |
Telescope control | Astrometric Sky Walker II |
CCD camera | SBIG ST-10xe |
Camera cooling | Regulated Thermoelectric |
Camera pixels | 2184 x 1472 x 6.8um |
Image scale | 2.8 arcseconds per pixel |
Processed with: | Mira A/P, Maxim DL, AIP4Win, CCDSharp, Photoshop |
Exposures | Ha = 50 minutes taken as 5-minute unbinned subimages. |
Image Calibrations | All sub-images Dark Subtracted, Flat Fielded. |