Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  HD213056  ·  HD213069  ·  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293
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NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula (Moana Project), Taman
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NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula (Moana Project)

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NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula (Moana Project), Taman
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NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula (Moana Project)

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NGC 7293 Helix Nebula (Moana Project)

Many thanks to Astrobin member @blackrig  for kindly sharing this open source data set from Moana at the Deep Sky Observatory near Fort Davis, Texas USA.

"Moana" is a DIY 10" Newton Astrograph.

The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquarius. At about 655 light years away, it is the closest bright planetary nebula to Earth. Also known as "The Eye of God" or "Eye of Sauron" from Lord of the Rings.

This is a "spooky" one to process, as the more you work on it, the more it really looks like an eye! 

Modified SHO Hubble Palette with Ha and Oiii as luminance and 2 hours of RGB data used for the stars.

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