M17 Swan Nebula, Omega Nebula, NGC 6618, Const: Sagittarius, Type: Emission Nebula, Mag: 6, Size: 11'

• 05Jun04 - SXV-H9 image of M17 (Televue TV101 OTA (540mm) at f/5.4 on G11, (HaL)RGB of 60:30:15:15:15 [all 5 minute subimages, unbinned H-alpha and unfiltered luminance, 2x2 binned RGBs]), Processing: MaxIm (2X resize of RGBs, DDP on Ha and luminance), color combined into two images, one with L as luminance, the other with Ha), PaintShop Pro (50/50 compbine of Ha and L-based color images). Taken from LBV [seeing 3, transparency 7, guided with SXV guidehead at 170mm on ST80 guided through MaxIm].
• 03Aug30 - HX916 image of M17 (shot at f/4.6, Meade LX10 OTA on G11, HaRGB of 60:15:15:15 [a stack of 6 10 minute unbinned H-alpha filtered luminance, 5 3 minute 2x2 binned RGBs], Processing: AIP (dark calibration, stacking), MaxIm (2X resize of RGBs, DDP on luminance), AIP (color combine and G2V balance), PaintShip Pro (LLRGB processing, unsharp mask), from Anza [seeing 5, transparency 7, STV guided 0.8X, 0.5YY @ 0.5 sec through ST80 at f/6]).
• 03May23 - HX916 image of M17 (shot at f/4.6, Meade LX10 OTA on G11, LRGB of 25:15:15:15 [a stack of 5 5 minute unbinned L, 3 5 minute 2x2 binned RGBs], Processing: AIP (dark and "sky flat" calibration, unsharp masking on blue channel), MaxIm (2X resize of RGBs), AIP (color combine and G2V balance), from Big Bear (RTMC'03) [seeing 5, transparency 8, STV guided 1.2X, 1.3Y @ 1 sec through ST80 at f/3]). The blue filter was way out of focus for some reason - I'm thinking due to temperature shift.
• 5/11/02 - HX916 image of M17 (f/6.3, Meade LX10, 9 minute total exposure [a stack of 9 1 minute images], STV guided, binned 2x2, from LBV [seeing 7, transparency 8, tracking 5]). Processing: AIP (dark and flat frame calibration, stacking), MaxIm (DDP, contrast and brightness adjustment).
  
• High resolution scan from the full-frame photo of May 26, 2001 (210mm@f4, 30 minutes piggybacked on LX10 autoguided with SBIG STV, Fuji Superia 800, at Big Bear (altitude 7600', during RTMC'01)).
• High resolution scan from the 210mm film photo of August 26, 2000 (210mm@f4, 20 minutes manually guided, Fuji Superia 800, 08/26/00, from LBV).
• 8/26/00 - STV image of M17 (f/3.75, Meade LX10, track and accumulate (12 of 5 seconds), normal mode, from LBV).
• 9/3/00 - STV image of M17 (f/3.75, Meade LX10, track and accumulate (13 of 5 seconds), wide mode, from home).
• Digitized Sky Survey image of M17 for comparison.
• SEDS info on M17