Cat's Eye Nebula image imaged with Digitized Sky Survey 2 (ground-based image)
The image of the area around the Cat's Eye Nebula was composed from three Digitized Sky Survey 2 images taken through blue, red and infrared filters. The image spans 1 x 1 degree.
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About the Image
| Id: | heic0414d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 September 2004, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0414 |
| Size: | 3478 x 3427 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cat's Eye Nebula, IRAS 17584+6638A, NGC 6543 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Planetary • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 3000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
DSS |
| Optical R |
DSS |
| Infrared I |
DSS |
