M17, the Swan Nebula, in Sagittarius

Description	:	Date: 5/21/03, 8:31 - 8:58 UT Where: Erwin W. Fick Observatory near Moingona, Iowa Telescope: 24-inch Mather telescope, f/4.2 Newtonian CCD Camera: Andor 1024 x 1024 pixel Filter: Hydrogen Alpha Exposure: 6 minutes Comments: Median combine of three shifted images Photographers: David Oesper & Paul Martsching