The Helix Nebula, also known as The Helix or NGC 7293, is a large planetary Nebula (PN) located in the constellatIon of 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.
Just trying out the free offer on Global Rent a Scope and here is my best shot so far! 10 min exposure, one shot color camera and the only processing is a slight gamma adjustment and a digital camera cleanup algorithm that is contained in Thumbs Plus 7.0.
This one is a keeper!
