This image of M17 is a single 10 minute exposure taken on June 16th, 1998 with my Meade LX200 10" F/6.3 telescope with a SBIG ST-8 and the new AO-7 Adaptive Optics.
RA (2000)
18:20.8
DEC (2000)
-16:11
Magnitude
6.0
Size
46.0 x 37.0 arc min
Constellation
Sagittarius
Other Name
NGC 6618
Distance
~ 5900 Light Years
Object Type
Emission Nebula
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