The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding , most likely before 1824, this object is one of the closest of all the bright planetary nebulae to Earth. [ 3 ]

Sep 23, 2021 · The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a planetary nebula located 650 light years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. Nicknamed the Eye of God, it is one of the brightest and nearest planetary nebulae to Earth.

The dying star's last few thousand years have produced the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), a well studied and nearby example of a Planetary Nebula, typical of this final phase of stellar evolution. Combining narrow band image data from emission lines of hydrogen atoms in red and oxygen atoms in blue-green hues, it shows tantalizing details of the ...

May 16, 2012 · NGC 7293, better known as the Helix nebula, displays its ultraviolet glow courtesy of NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX). The Helix is the nearest example of a planetary nebula, which is the eventual fate of a star, like our own Sun, as it approaches the end of its life.

Its last few thousand years have produced the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), a well studied and nearby example of a Planetary Nebula, typical of this final phase of stellar evolution. A total of 90 hours of exposure time have gone in to creating this expansive view of the nebula.

NGC 7293 is a Planetary Nebula in the Aquarius constellation. NGC 7293 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its visual magnitude of 7.3, NGC 7293 is visible with the help of a small binocular.

Mar 23, 2008 · Named for its resemblance to a coiling spiral seen face on, the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a challenging stargazing target that has a more complex three-dimensional structure than expected. Now, the nebula has a new portrait, created by the penetrating infrared gaze of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, which was released at the 207th meeting of ...

In this detailed view, a forest of thousands of gaseous tentacles embedded along the inner rim of the nebula points back toward the central, dying star, a small but super-hot white dwarf that seems to float in a sea of blue gas [white dot in center of nebula].

Helix Nebula - NGC 7293 seen through several visible filters from the Hubble Telescope.

Jun 17, 2023 · This is the Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, AKA The Eye of God. It’s a planetary nebula formed by the pinpoint star at the center of the blue field in the middle of the image. The picture offers a view down a trillion-mile-long tunnel of glowing gases that were expelled by that star as it neared the end of its life.