Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  HD213056  ·  HD213069  ·  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293
NGC 7293 Helix Nebula in Narrowband HOS with RGB Stars, Capturing Ancient Photons
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NGC 7293 Helix Nebula in Narrowband HOS with RGB Stars

Revision title: Restacked, palette change and closer crop

NGC 7293 Helix Nebula in Narrowband HOS with RGB Stars, Capturing Ancient Photons
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NGC 7293 Helix Nebula in Narrowband HOS with RGB Stars

Revision title: Restacked, palette change and closer crop

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Added another 36 hours of narrowband data to this target hoping to get more detail around the outside of the eye. Also chose a different palette mix for this one.

This target is NGC 7293 or more commonly known as the Helix Nebula or Eye of God or Eye of Sauron. It is a planetary nebula formed by the expanding shell of glowing gas around a dying low-mass star. It is located in the constellation Aquarius and is about 650 light-years away with a diameter of about 2.5 light-years.

This has been a massive project both in time (18 days spread over 4 months) and data acquired and I hope I have done it justice.

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Title: Restacked, palette change and closer crop

Description: Used some new PI tools

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NGC 7293 Helix Nebula in Narrowband HOS with RGB Stars, Capturing Ancient Photons