Andrea Luck · @andrealuck
871 followers · 870 posts · Server fosstodon.org

Today I wish I had a cat, so this is my own interpretation of the Cat's Eye Nebula...and I will use it to say:

Happy !

Full size: flic.kr/p/2nXpBus

Data processed from Source Catalog (HSCv3) at mast.stsci.edu
Target:
Filters: F658N, F656N, F502N, F953N
Proposal ID 5403


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Last updated 3 years ago

NGC 6543 Cat's Eye Nebula

Magnitude 8.1 planetary nebula located 3,300 light-years away in the constellation Draco. It was the first planetary nebula to be observed with a spectroscope by William Huggins on August 29, 1864.

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Last updated 3 years ago

NGC 6543 Cat's Eye Nebula

Magnitude 9.8 planetary nebula located 3,300 light-years away the constellation Draco. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1786.

#astrophotography #astronomy #space #unistellar #citizenscience #ngc6543 #nebula #Draco #caldwell6

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