Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix nebula  ·  NGC 7293
NGC 7293 the Helix nebula, Steve Coates
NGC 7293 the Helix nebula
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NGC 7293 the Helix nebula, Steve Coates
NGC 7293 the Helix nebula
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Description

Widefield of Helix nebula in Aquarius

This was imaged using the 80mm Orion EON and the Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chretien with a focal length of 1625mm (f/8).

RGB 6min subs totaling 3 hours (1 hour each channel) using the Orion 80mm EON with a focal length of 480mm (f/6.25).

Ha 20min subs totaling 1 hour and 20 minutes.

OIII 20 min subs totaling 2 hours using the Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chretien with a focal length of 1625mm (f/8)

Imaging camera: QSI 683 wsg-8

Losmandy G11 Gemini II German equatorial mount

Imaging telescopes: Orion 80mm EON and Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chretien.

Processing software: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop CS5 and RegiStar

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NGC 7293 the Helix nebula, Steve Coates