The Eye of God
Detail of Orion's Sword « Back to Gallery » God's Blue Eye 🛒 Visit our gallery of prints.
Loading images...
Fullsize Image (tap or click)
Annotated Image (fullsize version)
Grid View
Annotated Image (small version)
NGC7293 is a planetary nebula that stays low on the horizon at my latitude. It is almost always low in the atmosphere glow of the horizon and often near a streetlamp. I wasn't expecting much when I spent an hour taking 20 5-minute captures while waiting for the Pleiades to rise, but I was surprised when I processed the results. This nebula is less than 1000 light years away. Do you feel like someone is watching you? It should be obvious why the Helix Nebula is sometimes called the 'Eye of God.'
| Telescope: | Celestron EdgeHD 9.25 | |
| Length: | 1645mm | |
| Aperture: | 235mm | |
| F-stop: | f/7.0 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2022-09-26 to 2022-09-26 | |
| Lights: | 19 | |
| Exposure: | 300 | |
| Total exposure: | 1 h | |
| Ra: | 22h 29m 43.3s | |
| Dec: | -20° 49' 36.106 | |
| Size: | 25.869 x 24.001 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 0.294 deg | |
| Scale: | 0.575 arcsec/pixel |
Related images
