Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6552
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The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), JohnEEvans
The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)
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The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)

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The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), JohnEEvans
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The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)

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The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) is a planetary nebula. It was the first planetary nebula with a complex structure illuminated from the inside by the central hot planetary nebula nucleus.

Version 1 is a colorized HOO image with RGB stars.

Version 2 is a HO image with green being 50% Ha and 50% Oiii.

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The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), JohnEEvans