Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M17 - The Omega Nebula

30-Apr-2026 12:48 ADT 30-Apr-2026 15:48 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M17 - The Omega Nebula, 22-Jul-2014

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 6x 10m Ha; 6x 5m L,R,G,B
Total Exposure: 3h
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 5500 ly
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