Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  IC 4677  ·  NGC 6543  ·  NGC 6552  ·  PGC 2688666  ·  PGC 2688995  ·  PGC 2689421  ·  PGC 2690084  ·  PGC 2690715  ·  PGC 2691048  ·  PGC 2691267
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The Cat's Eye Nebula, Loran Hughes
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The Cat's Eye Nebula

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The Cat's Eye Nebula, Loran Hughes
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The Cat's Eye Nebula

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This is a very challenging target to image and process! I ended up using 6-minute Ha-OIII subs for the out shell, 3-minute R-G-B subs for the stars, and 2-second L-R-G-B subs for the bright core.

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The Cat's Eye Nebula, Loran Hughes