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Helix Nebula
NGC7293
Object
Type
Planetary Nebula
Constellation
Aquarius
Distance
450 ly
More Info
Image
Date
01 Oct 2005 (Fall)
Place
Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data
HaLRGB 120:30:30:30:30 mins @ -15C
Ha 8x15, Lum 5x15 (bin 1x1), R 2x15, G 2x15, B 2x15 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Astromart's Picture of the Day 10/24/2005
Equipment
Optics
Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length
530mm @f/5
Mount
Celestron CGE
Camera
SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser
Robo-Focus
Filters
CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB, 6nm Ha
Software
CCDSoft, Photoshop