M17 is an easy object to visually look at; it is very bright and easy to track.
As far as we know, no particular cluster of young stars is located close or inside the nebula in the same way we have in the Orion or in the Lagoon Nebula.
Picture Description:
Date: May 2 2000
Location: Fremont Peak
Time: 3:00 am
Telescope: Celestar Deluxe 8 with f/6.3 compressor
Guiding: Manual with off axys guider
Film: SuperG 800
Exposure: 20 minutes