NGC 7293 - The Helix Nebula in Aquarius

One of the closest planetary nebulae, at only 650 light-years from Earth. Around 10,600 years old and 2.5 light-years in diameter. Sometimes known as the "Eye of God" or the "Eye of Sauron."

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Filename:	NGC7293-20140921-LRGB2.jpg
Album name:	27telp / Nebulae
Location and Date:	OCA site near Anza, California, 9/21/2014
Equipment:	William Optics FLT-132 f/7 scope, QSI 583wsg CCD camera, Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount, guiding with Mini-Borg 50 and Starlight Xpress Lodestar guide camera
Settings:	Luminance - 10 exposures @ 5 minutes each, bin 1x1; Red, Green and Blue - 10 @ 5 minutes each, bin2x2
Notes:	Software: Image capture - MaxIm DL v5, guiding - PHD2; Calibration and stacking - CCDStack2; final processing, PixInsight and Photoshop CC
Filesize:	725 KiB
Date added:	Aug 02, 2022
Dimensions:	1983 x 1540 pixels
Displayed:	254 times
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
EXIF Offset:	254
EXIF Version:	version 2.31
Image Description:	NGC 7293 - The Helix Nebula
Resolution Unit:	Inch
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.4.1 (Windows)
X Resolution:	240 dots per ResolutionUnit
Y Resolution:	240 dots per ResolutionUnit
IPTC Copyright:	Copyright J. L. Floyd 2022
URL:	http://www.slithergadee.net/coppergallery/displayimage.php?pid=1694
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NGC 7293 - The Helix Nebula in Aquarius

One of the closest planetary nebulae, at only 650 light-years from Earth. Around 10,600 years old and 2.5 light-years in diameter. Sometimes known as the "Eye of God" or the "Eye of Sauron."