NGC 7293, The Helix Nebula in Aquarius


Right Ascension = 22 : 29 : 38.35 (h:m:s), Declination = -20 : 50 : 13.2 (deg:m:s)
Magnitude = 7.3, Size = 17.5 arc minutes

Reduced size color version from October 9 to 12, 2007. This image is resized to 716x541 from the full size image of 1543x1133 below.

NGC 7293, The Helix Nebula in Aquarius

Full color version from October 9 to 12, 2007. You may have to place your cursor on the next image and click to get full size. Use your 'Back' button to return here.

Also combined with this HA for sharpness and clarity

Hydrogen Alpha 10nm version from October 23, 2006. You may have to place your cursor on the next image and click to get full size. Use your 'Back' button to return here.

Optics: Takahashi FS-102 @ f8    adapter: none
Date: 10/09/2007 through 10/12/2007
Exposure: 3 images x 1200 seconds each exposure, Red filter
Exposure: 2 images x 1200 seconds each exposure, Green filter
Exposure: 2 images x 1200 seconds each exposure, Blue filter
Exposure: 2 images x 1200 seconds each exposure, Clear or Luminance

Date: 10/23/2006    Time: 03:50:40 UTC
Exposure: 3 images x 1800 seconds each exposure, Hydrogen Alpha 10nm
Resolution: 1600x1200 cropped to 800x600

Guiding: SBIG ST-2000xm (TC237 guider)
Acquisition: SBIG ST-2000XM camera and CFW8-A (Custom Scientific) filter wheel, AO-7
Software: SBIG CCDOPS ver 5.40 build 6NT
notes: Dark added to each image. Images aligned, R's,G's, B's, L's added and RGB combined in CCDSoft, RGB, Luminance and HA mixed and levels and curves in PaintShop Pro v6

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© , 2006
Last edited:9/4/2006, by Don Lewis, Wye Mountain Observatory