Messier 17, Swan Nebula in Sagittarius – Dr Johannes Schilling

Messier 17, Swan Nebula in Sagittarius – Dr Johannes Schilling

Messier 17, Swan Nebula in Sagittarius - Dr. Johannes Schilling
Messier 17, Swan Nebula in Sagittarius – Dr. Johannes Schilling

Messier 17, Swan Nebula in Sagittarius

6m, 11′

Observed and sketched for several nights in 2008, altogether 8 hours

Instrument: 406mm Newton, 148X without filter

Location: Ettlenschieß, Swabian Mountains, Germany

Observer: Dr. Johannes Schilling, Baindt, Germany