www.eyesonthesky.com Looking in towards the core of our Milky Way galaxy, our night sky can seem positively littered with deep sky objects: Clusters, nebulae, thousands upon thousands of stars. But to hunt down and find some of the more interesting ones, we have to starhop our way past a few (such as M28, NGC 6603 and M18). Messier 17 is one of the brightest star-forming regions in our galaxy - perhaps better than the Orion Nebula, but that one is closer and therefore appears brighter. Yet the "Swan Nebula" is definitely worth seeking out despite being 5,500 light years away. Here's how to track it down and observe it successfully. See what's up in the night sky every week with "Eyes on the Sky" videos, astronomy made easy.

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