Cat's Eye Nebula

Cat's Eye Nebula
Detail of halo & core of NGC 6543
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Cat's Eye Nebula

The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543, is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Draco, about three thousand light-years from Earth.

This SHO-image mainly shows the nebula's surrounding halo.
The inner part is one of the most complex planetary nebulae in space.

Image acquired with SPA-2, data from 6 one-click observations.

Total integration time 360 minutes.
10 subs of 600s with each narrowband filter (SII, H-alpha and OIII).
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
SPA2 - Officina Stellare 700RC
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
IC Astronomy Observatory, Oria, Spain
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
18/04/2022 (last one click)
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
SHO
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop CC with AstroPanel Pro, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Sharpen AI and Denoise Projects 3 plug-ins
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
One-click observations TL
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