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Name: Helix  Nebula - NGC7293 - Distance 650 Light Years  -In the Constellation Aquarius.  The nebula is a Planetary Nebula .

This imagine was taken in my backyard underneath some very strong sodium vapour highway lightning. Main aim for the evening was to improve focusing process using a Bahtinov Focusing Mask and alignment using CCD Drift method.  I am very happy with both as the time taken has been reduced and I have achieved a better result.  May have to do some more imaging in the back yard !

Date: 15/11/2009 Deepskystacker: Not Used
Location: Greenwood WA
Camera: Canon 20D - LP Filter Removed Photoshop CS2: Stacking, levels, colour balance, curves, saturation, scaling, jpeg conversion . 
Optics: Mead LX200R
Exposure: 800ASA - 11 x 300 Seconds
Total Exposure:  55 Minutes.
Guiding: DSI on Skywatcher ED80.

Filter: Astronomik CLS-CCD

 
   

Position in Sky

 
RA (J2000):     22h 29.656m  
DEC (J2000):  -20* 49.412 '  
Constellation:  Aquaris  
Distance:  650 Light Years