Wallpaper author:
Nigel Stanbury
26 Jul 2026
Helix Nebula
Tried to bring out as much internal detail as possible by careful selection of colour mapping in Astropixel Processor and Photoshop
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 7293
32 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Planetary Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 337.4106 Dec -20.8372
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................29 Jul 2019 - 18 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 932 | 22h | 85 |
| Luminance | 321 | 7h35m | 85 |
| Red | 184 | 4h20m | 85 |
| Green | 180 | 4h15m | 85 |
| Blue | 194 | 4h35m | 85 |