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Here are RGB, O III & H-Alpha images using my new filter wheel.
It is at a distance of approximately 3300 light years ( Very uncertain )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%27s_Eye_Nebula
It was discovered by William Herschel on February 15, 1786
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Herschel
Time: 00:29UT 2026-05-09 Filter & Exp. R(31x30) G(9x65) B(11x65) Sec
Time: 00:29UT 2026-05-09 Filter & Exp. H-Alpha(19x245) O-III(21x245) Sec
Tel: C14 @ f/4.1 ST-7 CCD @ -25°C 1.28"/pix Paramount GT-1100S
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.
And remember O-III is O++. And as Don Lincoln say "Physics is everything"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubly_ionized_oxygen
Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint, Ulead Gif Animator Version 4.0
Previous Planetary Nebulae images :
Planetary nebula M 57 in Lyra
The small ring nebula in the constellation Lyra
A planetary nebula in the constellation Cepheus
Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/odd_trondal/
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