Omega Nebula
The Omega Nebula, M17 with Outline of ACS Image (ground-based image).
Credit:Copyright © Anglo-Australian Observatory. Photograph by David Malin
About the Image
| Id: | heic0206m |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 30 April 2002, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0206 |
| Size: | 800 x 600 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Messier 17, NGC 6618, Omega Nebula |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation |
| Distance: | 5500 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae |
