Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  IC 4677  ·  NGC 6543
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Cat's Eye Nebula NGC6543, Carastro
Cat's Eye Nebula NGC6543
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Cat's Eye Nebula NGC6543

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Cat's Eye Nebula NGC6543, Carastro
Cat's Eye Nebula NGC6543
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Cat's Eye Nebula NGC6543

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Description

Taken at Astro camp in East Sussex during a first quarter Moon

Both short and long subs were taken for all filters due to the bright centre.

Ha 11 x 600

Oiii 6 x 600

Plus shorted subs of 30secs

RGB for stars 150 secs each 5 & 6 of each plus 30secs subs

Atik428EX, Skywatcher ED120 + FR x 0.8

HEQ5

Total imaging time amounts to 3 hours 45 mins

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  • Cat's Eye Nebula NGC6543, Carastro
    Original
  • Cat's Eye Nebula NGC6543, Carastro
    B
  • Final
    Cat's Eye Nebula NGC6543, Carastro
    C

B

Description: Sky background (as per comment)

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C

Description: Managed to reveal a mini bit more of the planetary Nebula detail. Difficult to get anything at this focal length.

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Cat's Eye Nebula NGC6543, Carastro