Object	NGC 7293
Scale	3.55 arc-secs/pixel
North angle	9.32°
Date	09/30/00
Location	Lockwood Valley, CA
Equipment	TeleVue 101, ST7E, GM8
Processing	5 X 120 Sec., MaxIM: DDP, Gamma Stretch, PhotoShop: stack, and a combination of invert and multiply and overlay/div
Notes	Should have shot about twenty for the stack. The S/N is a little low.
Background	NGC 7293, also known as the Helix Nebula, is a planetary nebula located about 450 light years in distance. That is a very close planetary nebula. This is the final stages of a star similar to our own. The shell of hydrogen and nitrogen atoms surround the central star in a bubble like structure.