The Helix Nebula

The Helix Nebula
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The Helix Nebula

The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, probably before 1824, this object is one of the closest to the Earth of all the bright planetary nebulae. The dataset contains only three 10-min narrowband images, observed with our huge 1-m telescope. Images taken by Peter Jenkins.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
CHI-3
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
Mono
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
18 Aug 2020
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
Halpha, OIII, SII
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Photoshop
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
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