Have you seen the Eye of God?

September 06, 2024  •  Leave a Comment

Have you seen the Eye of God? I have... in the distant night sky recently.

The Eye of God or Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), is the remnant of a dwarf star around the size of Earth that is ejecting its outer layers into space. It can be found in the constellation Aquarius and is approximately 650 lightyears away. This image was created from stacking 75 images, each a 10-second exposure, then processing in Siril first and finally Photoshop to bring out more detail and color. I'm not finished with this target, I know I can get more out of it, so I'm going to keep imaging it and try to reprocess in the near future.

I am kind of fond of how the nebula detail brings to mind the detail of a human iris. What do you think of it?

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