Planetary Nebula NGC 7293, aka "The Helix Nebula", in Aquarius

Planetary Nebula NGC 7293, aka The Helix Nebula
CCD image taken with a ST-1301E CCD camera thru Kopernik’s 20 inch F/8.1 telescope working at F/5.3. The exposure was 60 minutes. The field of view is approximately 20x25 arc minutes, with North at the top.


Dreyer's description in The New General Catalog(NGC):




George Normandin, KAS

November 10th, 2008