NGC 7293 Helix Nebula in Narrowband HOS Starless

CRTAstro

Well-Known Member
NGC 7293 or more commonly known as the Helix Nebula or Eye of God or Eye of Sauron is a planetary nebula formed by the expanding shell of glowing gas around a dying low-mass star. It is located in the constellation Aquarius and is about 650 light-years away with a diameter of about 2.5 light-years. Went starless with this one to highlight the nebulosity, especially the outer shell.
33 x 20min and 147 x 5min SHO subs shot @-10C taken over 9 nights for an integration time of about 23 hours.

More details: https://www.astrobin.com/sqzlf3/

Equipment used:
Skywatcher 10" f4 Newtonian 250P
Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector
Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro Hypertuned by Astronomy Academy Perth
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro Cooled Camera
Primaluce Sesto Senso2 Electronic Focuser
William Optics Uniguide 50/200mm guidescope
ZWO ASI290MM Mini Guide Camera
ZWO Electronic Filter Wheel
Antlia Pro 36mm unmounted filters
Rollon rolloff modified shed observatory
Bortle 5
Data acquisition software: NINA Astronomy Software
Processing software: PixInsight and Photoshop CC

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JimFox

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Staff member
Oh man.... and just when I was happy with my capture of it, you blow mine completely out of the water Carlos! :)

Well, you are giving me something to shoot for once again, as I really love all of the detail in this. The eyebrow is so cool, I could barely make that out in mine. Well done!
 

CRTAstro

Well-Known Member
Oh man.... and just when I was happy with my capture of it, you blow mine completely out of the water Carlos! :)

Well, you are giving me something to shoot for once again, as I really love all of the detail in this. The eyebrow is so cool, I could barely make that out in mine. Well done!
Thank you Jim ! :D
 
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