Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293
The Helix Nebula, Matt Dieterich
The Helix Nebula
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The Helix Nebula

The Helix Nebula, Matt Dieterich
The Helix Nebula
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The Helix Nebula

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The Helix Nebula is a stunning deep sky target that was created as a result of a star near the end of it's life cycle expanding and shedding gas. The shells of expanding gas created the beautiful planetary nebula structure we can observe with telescopes. This evolution for the majority of stars in the Universe will also occur to our beloved Sun one day.
HA = 43x30min
L = 177x5min
RGB = 55x5min per channel

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The Helix Nebula, Matt Dieterich