The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) - 'Eye of God' (Ken Hall)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr) · Contains: HD213055 · Helix Nebula · NGC 7293

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The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) - 'Eye of God'

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The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) - 'Eye of God'

The Helix Nebula, often called the "Eye of God," is a striking cosmic spectacle. It's like a vast, colourful eye gazing back at us 650 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius.

The different colors you see are not just for show; they tell a story of temperature and composition. The glowing red areas are cooler, made mostly of hydrogen gas. The vibrant blues-greens come from hotter regions, where oxygen is being excited by the dying star you can see at the very center.

Notice the small Ha bubble type structure on the lower right picked up in te (α 22 30 34.933 δ -20 40 17.06) - The Digitised Sky Survey (DSS) data seems to indicate there is something at that location responsible for the structure.

This is the first image I've taken from a new remote ROR observatory in the WA Wheatbelt region hosted and built by Astro Observatories Western Australia (AOWA).

It's also the first image I've published using the newly commissioned RASA11 and QHY600. I added RGB stars taken later from the observatory with a Redcat51.

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RA (center)	22h29m39s.15
RA (top/left)	22h27m48s.68
RA (top/right)	22h28m12s.86
RA (bottom/right)	22h31m28s.88
RA (bottom/left)	22h31m06s.22

Dec (center)	-20°50′14″.4
Dec (top/left)	-21°22′53″.5
Dec (top/right)	-20°13′57″.9
Dec (bottom/right)	-20°17′35″.3
Dec (bottom/left)	-21°26′30″.5

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