Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix nebula  ·  NGC 7293  ·  PK036-57.1
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Helix Nebula NGC7293, Mark Sandford
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Helix Nebula NGC7293

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Helix Nebula NGC7293, Mark Sandford
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Helix Nebula NGC7293

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A few firsts for me with this one:-

1. First narrowband image, using a dedicated Mono camera, the amazing ZWO 1600MM Pro - thanks to jlangston_astro for allowing me to borrow it!

2. First processing of HOO - really enjoyed it! Big milestones: learning to use Masked Stretch and Pixel Math, both of which are a bit tough to get your head around, but well worthwhile.

3. First target using off-axis guiding. A bit of overkill for a small, wide refractor, but excellent training for bigger and narrower scopes in years to come.

All of the above were extremely worthwhile, I definitely feel like I'm growing as an astrophotographer, can't wait to get on to the next projects.

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Description: Added Ha as a Luminance layer, slight tweak to red hues.

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Helix Nebula NGC7293, Mark Sandford