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Cat's Eye Nebula from the Digitized Sky Survey 2


Date: 09 September 2004
Depicts: NGC 6543, The Cat's Eye Nebula, IRAS 17584+6638A
Copyright: ESA and Digitized Sky Survey 2

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.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
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