The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

M17 in Sagittarius

By ebfaulkner6a at Sun, 07/27/2008 - 3:11pm
M17 in Sagittarius

Taken Friday evening 7-25-08 M17Ha 13 min exposure.  Skies hazy but had not stopped the camera from imaging .

Imaging Marathon?

Submitted by kuky
on Sun, 07/27/2008 - 7:24pm

You've been a busy camper lately ... this is  nice..and very low in the sky... as i remember

Imaging

Submitted by ebfaulkner6a
on Sun, 07/27/2008 - 8:44pm

Yes Adrien, I've been out every night that is clear.  And this image was low in the sky, but maybe the darker skies help.  I have many neighbors interested in my images.