m17

Dangerously low to the south and not resembling much its namesake, here is this year's rendering. This time around under Linux. 6000 light years distant, a star forming region. The cluster of new stars is the youngest of all in our galaxy at just 1 million years of age.

 nebula m17 the swan in sagittarius
700d on 250p  16x240s @ ISO800

Rearranging some stuff 9 March, 2022 had another go.