Object Information:                     M17 (NGC 6611), Omega Nebula
                                                   Mag. - 6.0
                                                   Constellation - Sagittarius
                                                   Distance -  6,800 light years,
                                                   Size - 75 light years across

Imaged at:                                   Laguna Campground, Mt. Laguna, San Diego County, California,
                                                   Elevation - 5500 feet

Equipment:                                  Optics - Takahashi Epsilon 160 Newtonian Astrograph at f/3.3
                                                   Mount - Losmandy G-11,
                                                   Camera - Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) ST-7  CCD,

Exposure Information:                 May 22, 2001
                                                   Stacked image of 2 x 15 minutes,

Image Acquisition Software:       SBIG CCDOps for DOS utilizing self guiding feature,

Image Processing Software:       AIP for Windows - image calibration.  MIRA AP 6 - Registration and combination of images.

The above image was taken on June 15, 1999 with the Celestron C-11 optical tube and the SBIG ST-7 and is a single 15 minute exposure.