Wide field of Helix nebula

Widefield of Helix nebula in Aquarius

This was imaged using the 80mm Orion EON and the Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chretien with a focal length of 1625mm (f/8).

RGB 6min subs totaling 3 hours (1 hour each channel) using the Orion 80mm EON.

Ha 20min subs totaling 1 hour and 20 minutes.

OIII 20 min subs totaling 2 hours using the Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chretien with a focal length of 1625mm (f/8)

Imaging camera:  QSI 683 wsg-8

Losmandy G11 Gemini II German equatorial mount

Imaging telescopes:  Orion 80mm EON and Astro-Tech 8" Ritchey-Chretien.

Processing software:  DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop CS5 and RegiStar