Ic4707 on Suburban Backyard Astro Sightshttps://hgastro.github.io/tags/ic4707/Recent content in Ic4707 on Suburban Backyard Astro SightsHugo -- gohugo.ioenhgastroblog@gmail.comhgastroblog@gmail.comAll images and content on this website © 2025 Howard GramsFri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000The Omega Nebulahttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2023-11-17-omega-swan/Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000hgastroblog@gmail.comhttps://hgastro.github.io/posts/2023-11-17-omega-swan/<p>M17, another vast region of interstellar gas and dust, is most commonly known as the Omega Nebula or the Swan Nebula. The complex measures 15 light-years across and is about 5,000 light-years from Earth.</p>