Helix Nebula

The helix nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius.

At a distance of 700 ly, it is approximately 11,000 years old.

The intriguing helix Nebula. False color

Using the remarkable 1 m telescope. 2X 10 minutes frames each S, H and O.

CHI-3 is an ASA 1000, a 1-m telescope with a Ritchey Chretien design, situated in the Rio Hurtado valley, Chile. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography filters.

FLI PL16803

Data acquired 8/2020 and 7/21

Dataset from which the image was processed

NGC 7293

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Helix Nebula

Wallpaper author:

Eric Ganz

24 Jul 2021

Helix Nebula

The helix nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius.

At a distance of 700 ly, it is approximately 11,000 years old.

The intriguing helix Nebula. False color

Using the remarkable 1 m telescope. 2X 10 minutes frames each S, H and O.

CHI-3 is an ASA 1000, a 1-m telescope with a Ritchey Chretien design, situated in the Rio Hurtado valley, Chile. It is equipped with a set of Astrodon astrophotography filters.

FLI PL16803

Data acquired 8/2020 and 7/21

Dataset from which the image was processed

NGC 7293

1 credit

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