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NGC NGC 7293

Helix Nebula

Planetary Nebula
Aquarius
Moderate

Nearby, large planetary nebula; low southern declination for northern observers.

Angular size
25′ × 17′
Magnitude
7.6
Best months
Jul-Oct
Constellation
Aquarius
Catalog IDs
NGC 7293;Caldwell 63
Common aliases
Helix;Eye of God
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Recommended telescopes

Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT8RC
1624mm f/8.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C6 SCT
1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 46% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT10RC
2000mm f/8.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 62% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 8
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 63% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 8" ACF
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 63% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C8 SCT
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 63% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Astro-Tech AT8RC + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 0.83° × 0.55°
Scale 0.48″/px
Target fills 75% of frame
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Celestron C6 SCT + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.43° × 0.43°
Scale 0.52″/px
Target fills 96% of frame
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Astro-Tech AT10RC + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.32° × 0.32°
Scale 0.39″/px
Target fills 129% of frame
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