M17
M17 also know as the Swan Nebula and the Omega Nebula

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Image capture and processing information:

Date/Location: July 06, 2007 Camp Telequa, Tiller, Oregon
Instrument: SBIG ST-2000XCM through an Orion 8 inch Newtonian reflector
Focal Ratio: f4.9 with Baader Coma Corrector
Guiding: Self-Guiding camera
Conditions: clear
Weather: 77 F, no breeze
Exposure: 10 minute single exposure
Processing: Focused and captured with CCDOPS. Image processed using CCDOPS and Adobe Photoshop CS2