Helix (NGC 7293)

Image taken, at Clayton Bay, South Australia

Equipment - Takahashi TSA102 And QSI583WSG

Guiding - Orion Star Shoot autoguider with Paramount ME.

LHaRGB 80 140 45 45 45

Darks, flats and biases applied

CCDstack and Photoshop CS3

Notes - More time need to smooth out the image.

Target details: The Helix nebula lies in the constellation of Aquarius at a distance of around 700 light years. It is a planetary nebula, which is the final aspect of a main sequence stars life; failing to have enough mass to supernova it gave off this burst of gas. Our star is likely to follow this path in about 5 billion years.