Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  HD213056  ·  HD213069  ·  HD213070  ·  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293
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Helix Nebula (Caldwell 63, NGC 7293), Alicia Rossiter
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Helix Nebula (Caldwell 63, NGC 7293)

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Helix Nebula (Caldwell 63, NGC 7293), Alicia Rossiter
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Helix Nebula (Caldwell 63, NGC 7293)

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In my location it is very difficult to get a good view of Helix. It runs low and sets very early in my south skies blocked by large trees. This year I tested the Optolong-L ultimate for the first time with Helix, given the superb dual narrowband performance of the filter the signal is really impressive, even with the C8 at f6.3. I was able to get a decent integration of 2.5 hours. The OAG behaved really well, considering that  the area of Helix is not very starry.  I was able to push the exposures up to 5 min with good guiding, good seeing and great signal. The subs came with zero noise. Really good match between the ASI2600 and the filter.  So, here is Helix 2023. An improvement from my last year photo!.

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Helix Nebula (Caldwell 63, NGC 7293), Alicia Rossiter