NGC6543 - Cat's Eye nebula

Authors: Magnus Nyborg, Jakob Selbing
Object: NGC6543, Cat's Eye nebula in Draco
Exposure: 10 x 120 s(= 20 min), manually guided at 160x magnification.
Equipment: MX5-C through Meade LX200 at f/10.
Image scale: 0.33"/pixel

Comment: The Cat's Eye nebula is a small (less than 30") planetary nebula in the constellation Draco. It is rated as magnitude 9, but it's extremely small dimensions results in a very high surface brightness. It is easy to observe the nebula in the 12" LX200; even its color can be resolved (true color is a bit different from the colors in the image).