Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293  ·  PGC 833621  ·  PGC 833917  ·  PGC 834421  ·  PGC 835051  ·  PGC 835085  ·  PGC 837430  ·  PGC 838266  ·  PGC 840458  ·  PGC 840976  ·  PK036-57.1
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The Helix Nebula, Caldwell 63 or NGC7293, TWFowler
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The Helix Nebula, Caldwell 63 or NGC7293

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The Helix Nebula, Caldwell 63 or NGC7293, TWFowler
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The Helix Nebula, Caldwell 63 or NGC7293

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The Helix Nebula lies 650 light-years away, in the constellation of Aquarius.  It is our closest planetary nebula, being the remains of a star that once looked a lot like our sun.
This is primarily an LRGB image, with Ha emphasising the faint "eye brow" above.

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The Helix Nebula, Caldwell 63 or NGC7293, TWFowler