Omega Nebula

Photo: Pat Murphy’s archive (87k jpg)

NGC 6618

M 17

  • RA 18:21, Dec -16:11 (Sagittarius)
  • Distance: 5500 ly
  • Type: emission nebula
  • aka the Swan Nebula, the Horseshoe Nebula, the Checkmark Nebula, the Lobster Nebula
  • The Omega Nebula is brighter than its neighbor the Eagle Nebula and consists almost entirely of gas with few stars (as yet).

SEDS 95k gif
PM 87k jpg
(caption)

UO 518k gif
SEDS 135k gif
(caption)

Bill Arnett1995 July 5