Helix Nebula 8x10

Helix Nebula (IC 7293), 09/03/2021

 

Headed up to my buddy’s property in Orofino Idaho last weekend for some light boozing and shenanigans with a bunch of friends. I took the telescope as well on the off chance there were clear skies, and I wasn’t too far gone to use it. On the first night I was able to capture this before skies and my brain got too hazy to do any more.

 

This is the Helix Nebula. For obvious reasons it is very often called the “Eye of God” nebula. It is found in the constellation Aquarius and is probably the nearest planetary nebula to our Solar System, located roughly 650 light years away. Based on its size, age and distance it is expanding in size at 19 miles per second. My back of the envelope math estimates that is as fast as traveling to the moon in under 3.5 minutes.

 

Equipment:

RASA 8

iOptron GEM45

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair Pro

Optolong L-Pro filter

 

Details:

Location – Chris’s property in Idaho

Bortle Class 3

Gain 120

120 60-second Lights

30 Darks

30 Bias

30 Dark Flats

Astro Pixel Processor

StarNet++

Lightroom

Photoshop

 

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