NGC 6543 - Cat's Eye Nebula

Mar 2026
NGC 6543
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

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Cat's Eye Nebula

Lights

Filter NO FILTER
Lights 9045
Single Exposure 20 sec
Total Exposure 2 days 2 hr
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Rotator K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Cosmic Clarity

Graxpert

Seti Astro Suite Pro

Siril

Syqon Prism

Syqon Starless

VeraLux Suite

NGC 6543 - Cat's Eye Nebula

Dec 2025
NGC 6543
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

1

Cat's Eye Nebula. This was a long term project throughout the summer,.

Lights

Filter NO FILTER
Lights 9045
Single Exposure 20 sec
Total Exposure 2 days 2 hr
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
16 December 2025 Waning Crescent (14.12%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Siril