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The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), estabrook
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The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)

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The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)

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The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293).  52 x 20 second frames for just 17 minutes total integration. The Helix Nebula did everything it could to elude me.  The first night I looked for it, early this summer, I couldn't find it at all.  And tonight I caught it skimming my neighbors' roofs, hiding behind trees, and obscured by high clouds under Bortle 8-9 skies.  I chased it for an hour and captured just 17 minutes of usable data, but I'm ecstatic with how much I was able to make of so little.  This is my first image using the ASI Air Pro, Optolong L-Enhance filter, and calibration frames. (Captured with C6, Alt-Az, Hyperstar, ASI183MC Pro, Optolong L-Enhance. Processed in Photoshop.)

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    Original
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The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), estabrook

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