NGC 7293 -- HELIX NEBULA

Object

Type                      Planetary Nebula

Constellation            Aquarius

Distance                 ??? light years

Magnitude               7.3

Size                       17.5 arc-min

Image

Date                       2007-10-09

Place                      Okie-Tex Star Party

Exposure Data          HaLRGB  60:180:80:60:120 mins @ -15C

                             HAlpha 6x10, Clear 18x10, Red 8x10, Green 6x10, Blue 12x10

Notes                     RGB binned 2x2
                            

Equipment

Optics                    Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length            1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount                     Takahashi NJP

Camera                   SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser                  RoboFocus

Filters                     CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot3, CCDStack, PhotoShop CS