The eye of God-Helix nebula close up
by Eti Reid
Title
The eye of God-Helix nebula close up
Artist
Eti Reid
Medium
Photograph - Original Art
Description
The Helix Nebula, also known as The Helix, NGC 7293, is a large planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, probably before 1824, this object is one of the closest to the Earth of all the bright planetary nebulae. The estimated distance is about 215 parsecs or 700 light-years. It is similar in appearance to the Cat's Eye Nebula and the Ring Nebula, whose size, age, and physical characteristics are similar to the Dumbbell Nebula, varying only in its relative proximity and the appearance from the equatorial viewing angle. The Helix Nebula has sometimes been referred to as the "Eye of God" in pop culture, as well as the "Eye of Sauron"
This is a digital painting derived from a much larger NASA photograph.
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January 12th, 2015
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Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Very sensational digital painting of the Helix nebula!! glorious!! i can look at this image for years, that's how much i love this nebula!! L/F
Ken Everett
Could be, I doubt the nebula itself changes much - at least not within our lifetimes. And a lot of private and government agencies have shot it many, many time. Always a good subject. Very "eye opening". Har Har
Eti Reid replied:
Im sorry, I cant find a link to show you, but yes, you are correct, they do not change much over a humans lifetime! Orion and Andromeda especially sometimes I cant say which photo was taken from whom of all the photographers I follow-they are so identical...