NGC 7293 the Helix Nebula (The Eye of God) (Bret Waddington)

Celestial hemisphere: Southern · Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr) · Contains: Helix Nebula · NGC 7293

NGC 7293 the Helix Nebula (The Eye of God), Bret Waddington

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NGC 7293 the Helix Nebula (The Eye of God)

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NGC 7293 the Helix Nebula (The Eye of God)

The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, probably before 1824, this object is one of the closest to the Earth of all the bright planetary nebulae. The distance, measured by the Gaia mission, is 655±13 light-years.

This nebula has always fascinated me, but getting a good capture is difficult from my location. The window it is visible is short, just a few months and it never gets higher than 26 degrees. I imaged it on several nights during August and September, starting and ending around 18 degrees. A few nights I managed 4 hours total but probably shouldn't have since it was so low by then. You can see the effects of atmospheric dispersion if you zoom in on the stars. I probably have 20 different versions processed and will most likely have more, but thought this one was good enough to share. Thanks for looking and clear skies!

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Wasn't happy with color or detail in the first version posted. Changed background extraction; noticed when gradients were completely removed that some detail in the nebula was removed as well. When performing NR, stretching and color adjustments I paid more attention to the nebula and less with background. When happy with the nebula I left PI and took care of the background in PS.

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