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

Revision title: crop to show core

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Taken over eight nights: April 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 and May 1,  2 and 3,  2023,  in Bortle 7 skies.

Used my  EdgeHD 8" with 0.7x reducer. Processed in PI using HDR for the OIII. This was by far the most difficult image I've dealt with. I wish I had darker skies !!


total integration: ~ 32.4 hrs
L       528 x 60s (Bin 2)
R       160 x 60s       "
G       160 x 60s       "
B       137 x 60s       "
OIII   168 x 300s     "
OIII   240 x 1s         "
Ha      24 x 300s     "

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Title: crop to show core

Description: This is a cropped area of the core.

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NGC6543   The Cat's Eye Nebula, voigtm