Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293
Helix Nebula in Aquarius, Steve Milne
Helix Nebula in Aquarius
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Helix Nebula in Aquarius, Steve Milne
Helix Nebula in Aquarius
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Description

The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293, Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula around 700 light years away in the constellation of Aquarius.

According to O'Meara (2016) the nebula was discovered by Georg Friedrich Julius Arthur von Auwers in 1862. However, Wikipedia lists the discoverer as being Karl Ludwig Harding probably sometime before 1824.

The nebula is the closest planetary nebula to Earth and is around 12' x 10' in size.

The Helix was photographed between 22 August 2020 and 8 September from a rig in Spain that is privately owned and operated by Barry Wilson and me.

Capture details are as follows:

Telescope: TEC 140

Camera: QSI 690

Filters: Astrodon

Mount: 10 Micron GM2000HPS

Ha: 20 x 1200s

OIII: 17 x 1200s

A total of 12 hours and 20 minutes exposure.

Processing: Steve Milne

Data: Steve Milne & Barry Wilson

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