NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula

Aquarius, a sun-like star that is located at about seven hundred light-years away from Earth, is slowly  dying. However, in its last few thousand years of life, it has produced the Helix Nebula, which is a very studied Planetary Nebula. This picture took a total of 28.5 hours of exposure to create the deep view that we see in the picture. The span of the nebula is about six light-years across. The center white dot is the Nebula's hot, central star that created the Nebula. This beautiful picture deserves recognition by everyone.