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Observations of object "N7293":

NGC7293 (Planetary Nebula, in Aquarius)
Observer: Giorgos Koronis (e-mail: giorgos.koronis@lies.com)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: Parnon mountain, Greece
Light pollution: none   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: good
Time: Sun Jun 20 01:00:00 2004 UT   Obs. no.: 1027

The famous Helix! A huge object.At 28x (32mm erfle) with an O-III filter the annular form is visible.A cool sight!

NGC7293 (Planetary Nebula, in Aquarius)
Observer: Paul (e-mail: paul_ohstbucks@msn.com)
Instrument: 12.5-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: Lee's Summit, MO, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Nov 7 03:00:00 2002 UT   Obs. no.: 713

I decided to see if I could view the Helix Nebula from my light polluted back yard. I had to use binoculors to just get oriented since it is in Aquarius which is a fairly dim constellation. It lies within a pattern of 5 stars easy to see in binocs so it was pretty easy to find. I used an OIII filter to confirm its position. The dimensions are about 16x28 arc minutes so you cant miss it. I couldnt make out any real detail and it was fairly faint, but I was able to note the slightly darker center. When I removed the OIII filter it became completely invisible. My feet were getting cold so I decided to pack it in for the night without studying it to carefully.

NGC7293 (Planetary Nebula, in Aquarius, Est. RaDec 22h29m -21)
Observer: Thomas Godfrey (e-mail: choccy_bourbon@hotmail.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: poor
Time: Thu Oct 19 21:00:00 2000 UT   Obs. no.: 581

Very low from my UK location but on a good night it can be seen as a large disc of uniform brightness with my binoculars.

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