Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix nebula  ·  NGC 7293
NGC7293 - Helix Nebula, Derryk
NGC7293 - Helix Nebula
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NGC7293 - Helix Nebula

NGC7293 - Helix Nebula, Derryk
NGC7293 - Helix Nebula
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NGC7293 - Helix Nebula

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Description

The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula located in Aquarius at about 650 light-years away.



Taken from September to October 2019 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 36.3 hours (2180 mins)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon36mm LRGB

Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174

Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames:

Astrodon L: 184x300s

Astrodon R: 84x300s

Astrodon G: 84x300s

Astrodon B: 84x300s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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NGC7293 - Helix Nebula, Derryk