M17 - Swan Nebula
Emission Nebula observed from SM Soccer Fields on a very good night with excellent transparency.
Object Type: Cluster/Nebula
Constellation: Sagittarius
Right Ascension: 18h 20m 48s
Declination: -16° 11' 00"
Magnitude: 7.0
Size: 11.0'
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | M17 - Swan Nebula |
| Seeing: | VG |
| Transparency: | 6 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.161, -85.372 |
| Instrument: | 750mm/150mm |
| Power: | 46.9x (16mm eyepiece) |
| Date: | 2023-07-11 |
| Time: | 1:02 EST |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
This nebula is elongated (the Swan body I suppose) with an “M” asterism underneath it in the eyepiece.
Additional Notes
Used Telrad finder to locate this object.
Sketch
