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

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NGC6543 - Cat's Eye Nebula, Rich Sornborger
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NGC6543 - Cat's Eye Nebula

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This was a hard one to process.  I tried many different things and this was the best I could come up with.  I took 5s, 15s,60s,120s for the RGB and 4 min for the narrow band.  But in the end I ended up only using the 60s and 120s RGB subs along with the Ha and OIII.

I will have to revisit this data once my skills improve, but for now it will have to do.

Once I get my New FLT132 back from William Optics I will use it on this beast of a nebula.  My RC10 isn't exactly a ideal telescope for this target given the magnitude of brightness of the core.  My best guess is a 14-16" Schimdt would be ideal.  Just need to find a good deal on one.

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NGC6543 - Cat's Eye Nebula, Rich Sornborger

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