{"id":43487,"date":"2023-03-23T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T11:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=117332"},"modified":"2023-03-23T12:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T12:35:11","slug":"a-guide-to-the-cats-eye-nebula","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/a-guide-to-the-cats-eye-nebula\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide to the Cat\u2019s Eye Nebula"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facts about the Cat’s Eye Nebula and how to observe and photograph it from Earth. <\/p>

By Iain Todd\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 23 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The Cat\u2019s Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543, is a planetary nebula located 3,000 lightyears away in the constellation Draco.<\/p>\n

It was one of the first planetary nebula<\/a> to be discovered, and is a wonderful example of this very special kind of cosmic cloud.<\/p>\n

Planetary nebulae don\u2019t actually have anything to do with planets: they\u2019re called so because they often have a spherical, puffed-out appearance like a planet.<\/p>\n

Nebulae that look like animals<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul> $\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

How to see the Cat\u2019s Eye Nebula from Earth<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Photographing the Cat\u2019s Eye Nebula<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"""\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>