The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)

Posted by MENEZES FO
on Saturday, September 8, 2018

HELIX NEBULA

Planetary nebulae are actually the remains of stars that once looked a lot like our sun. These stars spend most of their lives turning hydrogen into helium in massive runaway nuclear fusion reactions in their cores. In fact, this process of fusion provides all the light and heat that we get from our sun. Our sun will blossom into a planetary nebula when it dies in about five billion years.


Best details:
https://www.astrobin.com/full/364180/0/


Equipaments
Apo 150mm Esprit
Qhy 16200 mm
55 x 300 sec LRGB
Date: August 9, 10 and 11, 2018
Munhoz - MG - Brazil

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