Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  IC 4677  ·  NGC 6543  ·  NGC 6552  ·  PK096+29.1
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NGC 6543 - The Cat's Eye Nebula, Torben van Hees
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NGC 6543 - The Cat's Eye Nebula

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NGC 6543 - The Cat's Eye Nebula

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The Cat's Eye Nebula is a planetary nebula in Draco. Its distance to us is about 3500 lightyears. The central part has a spindle structure with gas shockwaves whose origin is not well understood. I imaged the central part of the nebula with lucky imaging, which worked quite nicely, but was not able to blend the two images satisfactorily in Photoshop (I'm no good at Photoshop).

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Description: The center of the nebula

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NGC 6543 - The Cat's Eye Nebula, Torben van Hees

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