M17 Omega Nebula in SHO Narrowband Palette

M17 Omega Nebula in SHO Narrowband Palette

Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 at 2:36:57 PM · 2026/Astrophotography

This is a detailed astrophotography image of M17, also known as the Omega Nebula or Swan Nebula, captured using narrowband filters (SII, Ha, OIII) mapped to the SHO palette along with broadband RGB and Luminance data. The nebula displays stunning pink and orange hues in its central region, surrounded by greenish-yellow sulfur emissions and blue oxygen-rich areas. The image reveals the complex structure of this emission nebula and star-forming region located in Sagittarius, processed with a total integration time of 3.4 hours using a TMB-92 APO telescope and ZWO ASI533MM Pro mono camera.

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