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| The Swan Nebula or M17 and NGC 6618 in the constellation Sagittarius. Seestar S30 in EQ mode and LP nebula filter. 60x 30 sec exposures. Captured from Sicily. Credit: Kurt Thrust. |
" The Swan Nebula is generally below our southern horizon in Lowestoft. Kurt being on holiday, at a much lower latitude of 38 degrees North, enabled this short capture using the 'travel friendly' Seestar S30 smartscope.
The Swan Nebula is a bright Hll emission nebula located within the constellation Sagittarius. It spans some 15 light years in diameter and is 5000 - 6000 light years distant. Much like the Great Orion Molecular Cloud, the Swan Nebula is the location of active star formation. The open star cluster NGC 6618 is embedded within the nebula and contributes to stellar radiation, which ionizes the hydrogen gas and makes it shine". - Joel Cairo CEO of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.
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