Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293  ·  PK036-57.1
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Helix LRGB, Tom Carrico
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Helix LRGB

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Helix LRGB

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Helix Nebula in LRGB. This has been a tough one to process and I feel like I am still off on the color. I used PixInsight Photometric Color Calibration, which usually works great, but this time left it a bit pale. I fiddled mightily but could just not get it the way I would really like, a deeper red, fading into the middle.

Interesting looking at all the versions on Astrobin. No two are similar. I suspect that is because for most of us it is pretty low in the sky, which messes up the color a bit.

Any hints greatly appreciated.

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Helix LRGB, Tom Carrico