Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Aquarius (Aqr)  ·  Contains:  Helix Nebula  ·  NGC 7293  ·  PK036-57.1
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NGC 7293 Helix Nebula (Eye of God), AUST2000
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NGC 7293 Helix Nebula (Eye of God)

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NGC 7293 Helix Nebula (Eye of God), AUST2000
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NGC 7293 Helix Nebula (Eye of God)

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When a star runs out of fuel, it expands and its outer layers puff off, then the core of the star shrinks. This is then known as a "Planetary Nebula".

I have worked on capturing data from early May to late September. After collecting over 100  hours of RGB, Ha and Oiii, it was more than enough time to bring out the outer nebulosity of this amazing planetary nebula with very good signal to noise ratio.

181 x 120s R Chroma Filter
220 x 120s G Chroma Filter
180 x 120s B Chroma Filter
252 x 600s Ha 3nm Chroma Filter
247 x 600s Oiii 3nm Chroma Filter

Total 105 Hours

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NGC 7293 Helix Nebula (Eye of God), AUST2000