Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix nebula  ·  NGC 7293  ·  The star 64Peg
Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in HOO, Chuck's Astrophotography
Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in HOO
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Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in HOO

Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in HOO, Chuck's Astrophotography
Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in HOO
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Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in HOO

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The Helix Nebula is a very low object in the Detroit, MI area. It is only available for imaging two hours a night between obstructions. So the 4.5 hours I did capture was over a three night period. I put Ha in the "Red Channel" and OIII in the "Green and Blue Channels".

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Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in HOO, Chuck's Astrophotography