Omega Nebula - Wikipedia
The Omega Nebula is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is by some of the richest starfields of the Milky Way, figuring in the northern two-thirds of Sagittarius.
M17: The Omega Nebula | Real Backyard Astrophotography Results
The Omega Nebula (Messier 17) is one of several brilliant deep-sky astrophotography targets located in the constellation Sagittarius. M17 (also known as the Swan Nebula) is an H II region (emission nebula) that lies between 5000-6000 light-years from Earth. The Omega Nebula is a star factory sculpted by stellar
Messier 17 (The Omega Nebula or Swan Nebula) - Science@NASA
M17, also known as the Omega Nebula or Swan Nebula, is one of the largest star-forming regions in the Milky Way galaxy. Hubble’s stunning image of a central portion of the nebula has been colorized to highlight certain wavelengths of light.
The Omega Nebula is a star-forming region - EarthSky
2023年7月13日 · The Omega Nebula is a vast interstellar cloud of dust and gas giving birth to young, hot stars. It spans some 15 light-years in diameter, with a mass of around 800 solar masses.
Omega Nebula: Close-Up of a Stellar Nursery - NASA
2008年3月23日 · Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, these fantastic, undulating shapes lie within the stellar nursery known as M17, the Omega Nebula, some 5,500 light-years away in the nebula-rich constellation Sagittarius.
Omega Nebula - Science@NASA
Resembling the fury of a raging sea, this image actually shows a bubbly ocean of glowing hydrogen gas and small amounts of other elements such as oxygen and sulfur. The photograph, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, captures a small region within M17, also known as the Omega or Swan Nebula.
The Omega Nebula – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
2017年6月13日 · The Omega Nebula (also known as M17, the Swan Nebula, and the Lobster Nebula) lies about 5700 light years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. The nebula is found at the edge of a dark gas cloud in which new stars are being born.
The Omega Nebula M17 - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The Omega Nebula - also known as the Swan Nebula - is a star-forming region 5,500 lightyears away in the Sagittarius constellation.
Omega Nebula/Swan Nebula/M17 (ACS Full Field Image)
2002年4月30日 · Peering into a celestial maternity ward called the Omega Nebula or M17, images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope revealed a watercolor fantasy-world of glowing gases, where stars and perhaps embryonic planetary systems are forming.
Messier 17 - The Omega or Swan Nebula (Martin Jordan) - AstroBin
The Omega Nebula lies between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth and spans some 15 light-years in diameter. The cloud of interstellar matter of which this nebula is a part is roughly 40 light-years in diameter.