Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
01 Nov 2020
Helix Nebula, aka The Eye of God
RGBHOO-image of the Helix Nebula, captured with the Planewave CDK24 telescope and FLI PL9000 camera (CHI-1).
The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, lies about 650 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius. It is one of the closest and most spectacular examples of a planetary nebula.
The nebula's striking appearance earned it the nickname the Eye of God.
Acquisition:
3x600 second exposures in Ha and OIII
4x300 second exposures with R, G and B
Total Exposure: 2 hours
Processing with AstroPixelProcessor and Photoshop CC with AstroPanel 4.2 & Franzis Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 7293
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- 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 |