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Messier 17, Messier 16
Exposure Data
- Image Field of View: 4° x 2.6°
- Camera Field of View: 4.26° x 2.85°
- Lens: Canon 300 mm f/2.8 ED
- Focal Length: 300 mm
- Focal Ratio: f/2.8
- Camera: Canon 20Da)
- ISO: 1600
- Exposure: 8 x 300-seconds (40 minutes total)
- Filter: IDAS LPS
- SQM: 21.81
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Messier 17 (left), in Sagittarius, and Messier 16 (right), in Serpens Cauda, are two large, bright, emission nebulae that are star forming regions.
They are located just to the north of M24, the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, in the summer Milky Way.
Both can be easily seen in binoculars.
North is to the right in the above image.
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Messier 17, Messier 16
- Catalogs:
- M17, NGC 6618
- M16, NGC 6611
- Common Name:
- M17: Omega, Swan
- M16: Eagle, Star Queen
- Object Type: Emission Nebulae
- Magnitude:
- Size:
- M17: 11' x 11'
- M16: 30' x 20'
- Constellation:
- Image Field Centered At:
- RA: 18h 20m 16s
- Dec: -14° 57' 54"
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