| Type |
Location |
r.a. |
dec. |
Size |
Magnitude |
Distance |
| Planetary nebula |
Aqr |
22h29.6 |
-20°48' |
15' |
13.5 |
700 ly |
The Helix Nebula, also known as The Helix, NGC 7293, is a large
planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius at an estimated distance
of 700 light-years.
This is one of the largest planetary nebula: With
15'
diameter, the apparent size is about 1/2 the full moon.
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| Date |
Telescope |
Binning |
Exp Time (s) |
Special processing |
Notes |
Aug 19, 2003
Aug 30, 2005 |
Centurion
18" |
L 1:1
RGB 3:1 |
L 6x300
R,G,B 2x300 |
LRGB, DDP |
New images acquired Aug 30, 2005 and combined
with the original images from 2003 |
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