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Images of the "Helix & Dumbell Nebulae"
Photographed by Tim Caruk October 12th & 15th 2009
 

Image of  the "Helix Nebula NGC7293", in Aquarius, photographed from St. John's  on October 12, 2009 by Tim Caruk.

The Helix Nebula, in Aquarius, is one of the closest planetary nebulae, located about 700 light years away from Earth.  I took this image from my house in St John's, NL on October 12, 2009, using a 6 inch refractor. It is a combination of 116  30 sec exposures.

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Image of  the "Dumbell Nebula M27", in Vulpecula, photographed from St. John's  on October 15, 2009 by Tim Caruk.

About 14,600  years ago M27 was formed when a star exploded it's contents into space, and it has slowly expanded to it's current size.  I took this image through a 8 inch SCT telescope from St John's, on Oct. 15, 2009.

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