Messier 17, the Omega Nebula (NOAO image)
This is a ground-based overview of the Omega or Swan Nebula. The outline of the field observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is shown.
Credit:NOAO/AURA/NSF
About the Image
| Id: | heic0305b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 24 April 2003, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0305 |
| Size: | 2228 x 1744 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Lobster Nebula, M 17, Messier 17, NGC 6618, Omega Nebula, Swan |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
