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NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula
Well it seems forever since I posted something in this section of IIS!!
Last night we had a clear night in Brisbane, so despite the wind and heat (27C at 9pm) I decided to try and image the Helix Nebula. I've never imaged a Planetary Nebula before so I was keen to give this a go.
Due to the wind I ended up going for 2 minute subs as these seemed to be better behaved than longer ones. I took 70 images but only managed to get 50 usable ones, totaling 1 hour and 20 minutes of subs.
After much processing the result is a tad noisy but if I try to push it any more then it only makes the noise worse.
Imaging was done through my 8" newt on a HEQ5 Pro mount using my QHY8L. Guiding was done using an Orion ST80 and a QHY5 and control was done bby PHD - when it behaved!! A Baader MPCC and UHC-S filter were used and stacking was done in DSS.
Processing was done in StarTools and the resultant image is attached.
Cheers,
Mario
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