Telescope: PlaneWave 17" Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph	Designation:NGC6618, or Messier M17 AKA The Swan Nebula, an Open Cluster with emission nebulosity in the constellation Sagittarius.
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200 GTO	Constellation: Sagittarius Distance: 5k to 6k LY - Magnitude: 6.0 Size: 20 x 20 Arc Min.
Camera: Apogee U16-M with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters	Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander
Guiding: Astro Don OAG - SBIG ST-402 Guide Camera	Type: Emission Nebula with Open Cluster
Exposure:Narrow Band False Color, Hubble Palette, Ha 6.5 Hours, SII & OIII 8 hours	Position: R.A. 18 hr 22 min , Dec - 10029'
Processed using Maxim, PhotoShop CS3 and PixInsight	Date: May & June 2013
Data Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz	Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory