NGC 6543

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"The Cat's Eye Nebula or NGC 6543, is a relatively bright planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Draco, discovered by William Herschel on February 15, 1786. It was the first planetary nebula whose spectrum was investigated by the English amateur astronomer William Huggins, demonstrating that planetary nebulae were gaseous and not stellar in nature"

Date :  August 2023

Location : IC Astronomy, Oria, Almería, Spain

Equipment used :
 Lens or telescope -- Officina Stellare ProRC 700, Focal Length: 5600 mm
 Mount -- Officina Stellare equatorial fork mount with absolute encoders and direct drives
 Camera -- QHY 600M PRO CMOS, Filters: Astrodon Red, Green, Blue

Acquistion Software :
Processing Software : PixInsight, Photoshop

Exposure Detail : RGB     Total hours = 6.25