SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Antonio Ferretti & Attilio Bruzzone
Location of Photo:
Lanciano (Italy)
Date/Time of photo:
05/28/2023
Equipment:
Scope: Meade LX200 10” ACF Camera: QHY268m
Description:
The Cat's Eye Nebula is a planetary nebula ((NGC 6543) about 3,300 light-years away. The central part of the nebula consists of a star with a temperature of about 78,000 C°, 10,000 times brighter than our Sun, while the outer halo is formed by the matter expelled from the central star during the terminal phase of its existence . Antonio Ferretti & Attilio Bruzzone Gruppo Astrofili Frentani - Lanciano (Italy)
