Planetary Nebula
NGC 7293
Aquarius
22H 29.6m -20° 50'

Magnitude: 6
Size: 17.5' × 11.7'
Distance: 500 light-years

Skill Level
The Helix Nebula is one of the brightest and largest planetary nebulae in the sky.

Recommended Equipment
NGC 7293 is perfect for a medium-sized Newtonian.

An SCT with a focal reducer would also capture this target well.

Small refractors are not as suitable.

Image Stats
Meade 8" SN LXD75
Meade DSI Pro III
Meade RGB + IR filters

LRGB at 484:66:76:132 minutes respectively. 2-minute subs; 2×2 binned RGB

Average to good transparency
18-20 September 2009
San Mateo, CA