NGC 7293 in Aquarius
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deeplook.at
deeplook.at
2015-10-07 + 10 + 11 + 12
Hacienda los Andes / Chile (1100m)
Astro Physics 305mm f3.8 RHA
Astro Physics AP1200GTO
L 16x6 min, RGB 6x6 min each
03 h 24 min
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FLI PL29050 with Astrodon filters
Image acquisition by CEDIC team (Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl, Markus Blauensteiner) Image processing by Christoph Kaltseis
Planetary nebula
+ 6.5 mag
Aqr
700 light years
12.8’
The large apparent diameter of the Helix Nebula is a result of the small distance of 700 light years. The age of NGC7293 is estimated to be 10,000 years.