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The Eye of God

Night Report: www.galactic-hunter.com/blog/ngc-7293-the-helix-nebula

 

The Helix nebula, commonly known as the Eye of God, or even the Eye of Sauron, looks like a larger and brighter version of M57, the Ring nebula.

 

This planetary nebula is a very popular target for amateur astrophotographers, not only because it has cool nicknames but it is very easy to capture.

 

GEAR USED:

Camera: Canon 7D Mark II

Telescope: Orion 8" Astrograph f/3.9

Mount: Atlas EQ-G motorized Mount

Coma: Baader MPCC Coma Corrector MkIII

Guiding: Starshoot Autoguider - 50mm Guide Scope

Processing: Pixinsight

ACQUISITION DETAILS:

Total Exposure Time: 2.7 hour

Exposure Time per frame: 3 minutes

54 lights - 15 Darks - 15 Bias

ISO: 800

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Uploaded on November 27, 2017