M17, the Swan Nebula, in Sagittarius

Description	:	Date: 7/1/03, 4:36 - 4:39 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: Visual (V) Exposure: 3 minutes Comments: Single Image, bias-subtracted and flat-fielded Photographers: Dave's Summer 2003 Observational Astronomy Class (Roger Berger, Jim Gohman, Laura Hart, Jeff Inman, Jenny Wahl)