Messier 17

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Messier 17 (M17) or NGC 6618 also known as the Omega Nebula, Swan Nebula, or Horseshoe Nebula, is a bright emission nebula located in the constellation Sagittarius. It lies about 5,000–6,000 light-years from Earth in the Milky Way and is part of a large star-forming region. The nebula spans approximately 15 light-years across and is rich in hydrogen gas, which gives it its characteristic red-pink glow due to ionization from nearby young, massive stars.
14 hours of exposure SHO with Telescope Live in Chile. Camera FLI PL 9000, telescope Planewave CDK24.

Objekt: NGC6618
Objekttyp: Emissionsnebulosa
Teleskop/objektiv: Planewave CDK24.
Kamera: FLI PL 9000
Plats: El Sauce Observatory, TelescopeLive, Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Filter: Ha, SII, OIII
Fotograf: TelescopeLive
Lokalförening: Uppsala AmatörAstronomer (UAA)
Datum (UT): 2021-03-04
Tid (UT): 09:09, UTC-3
Exponeringstid: 600s x 84
Kalibrering: bias, dark, flat
Bildbehandling: Jan Zettergren, pixinsight
Autoguidning: Nej

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I understand the size of a nano meter (1*10e-9 meters) but have a hard time phantom a billion light years (9*10e+24 meter).

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