Name: Messier 17
    Other names: Swan Nebula (it really looks like a swan!)
    Description: Diffuse Nebula
    Ascension: 18 : 20.8
    Declanation: -16 : 11
    Apparent diameter: 11 (arc min)
    Constellation: Sagittarius
    Magnitude: 6.0
    Distance: 5000 light years
    Equipment: Meade ETX90+Modified toucam f-0.3
    Date / Time UTC: 19 july 2004 20:45
    Stacked : 41of 176
    Exposure time: 30 s
    Location:

    Greece, Thassos
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