Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293  ·  PK036-57.1
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NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula, Nick LaPlaca
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NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula

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NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula

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After several months of rain and cloudy nights, we finally got a break in the cloud cover in the Boston area (when the moon wasn't full), so I was able to sneak in a few subs of the Helix Nebula. My original target for the night was M16, The Eagle Nebula, but unexpected clouds delayed my imaging. This caused me to go to Plan B, The Helix Nebula. For the Helix Nebula, I would normally use a focal reducer with my F/10 10" SCT, but I was set up for M16. I also would have preferred to capture several hours of subs, but the Helix Nebula is very low on the horizon north of Boston, and I think the image is reasonable enough to post. I hope you enjoy it.

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Description: Improved colors and brightened image a bit.

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NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula, Nick LaPlaca

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