Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  HD212980  ·  HD213056  ·  HD213069  ·  HD213070  ·  HD213500  ·  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293
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Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, mhtandy
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Helix Nebula, NGC 7293

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Helix Nebula, NGC 7293

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The "Eye of Sauron"! This is one of my favorite objects I've imaged so far, a really striking planetary nebula in Aquarius. Unlike my last 3 images, I was dealing with far less light pollution with my scope pointed over the ocean. The only real challenge was that the Helix stayed in the hazy portion of the sky most of the time, with elevation ranging from only 23 degrees to 34 degrees.

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  • Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, mhtandy
    Original
  • Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, mhtandy
    G
  • Final
    Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, mhtandy
    H

G

Description: Ran "Dark details soft" action in Photokemi's Star Tools at 50% opacity, also cropped a bit more.

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H

Description: Reprocessed, applying more curves stretch. Also boosted star intensity and color.

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Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, mhtandy