Caldwell 63 The Helix Nebula

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Caldwell 63 The Helix Nebula

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Captured with the SLOOH 20" Planewave FLI PL09000 8 missions (imaging runs) 6/2019 7/2019 8/2019 9/2021
24 Lums, 8 R, G, B, all at 50 seconds each a total of 40 minutes

The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN)
located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, probably before 1824,
this object is one of the closest to the Earth of all the bright planetary nebulae.
The distance, measured by the Gaia mission, is 655±13 light-years.
It is similar in appearance to the Cat's Eye Nebula and the Ring Nebula, whose size, age,
and physical characteristics are similar to the Dumbbell Nebula, varying only in its relative proximity
and the appearance from the equatorial viewing angle.
The Helix Nebula has sometimes been referred to as the "Eye of God" in pop culture, as well as the "Eye of Sauron"
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very beautiful shot, the eye of space.
this is how I call it.
thx.
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