The eye of sauron,ngc 7293

[moonshinegnomie]

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.”
NGC 7293 the helix nebula sometimes called the eye of sauron
located about 650 light years away the nebula is the result of a sun type star shedding its outer layers as it reach dthe end of its life about 11000 years ago
this is 12 hours of exposure time in my backyard

[HAB911]

1. Amazing!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. An incredibly beautiful shot! Thank you.

[GiqueCee]

3. Truly awesome!

Was that 12 hours over the course of successive nights? Of course at northerly latitudes at this time of year, 12 hours of darkness is reality.

[moonshinegnomie]

5. yes

it took me 3 nights to get the data. after 4 hours or so it is blocked by my neighbors house

[GiqueCee]

6. Now that's dedication!

[George McGovern]

4. Remarkable image moonshinegnomie