Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  HD212980  ·  HD213056  ·  HD213069  ·  HD213070  ·  HD213500  ·  HD213538  ·  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293
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Helix Nebula HOO, Daniel Pascucci
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Helix Nebula HOO

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Helix Nebula HOO, Daniel Pascucci
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Helix Nebula HOO

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Description

Helix Nebula shot on November 2, 2023 from San Diego, California. This southern target was low in the sky (36 degrees and descending) when it was shot and was only in view a few hours so it was shot binned 2x2 to speed up exposure. Seeing quality was good enough to support 1x1 but the decreased resolution seemed a reasonable trade off for the exposure gains. 

Shot on a TEC 140 apo with a 10Micron GM1000HPS mount with a QHY 268M camera and 3nm Ha and Oiii filters. 5 minute unguided exposures, 15 subframes per filter.

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