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      NGC 6533 The Cat's Eye Nebula
      Wallpaper author:
      Mark Mayer

      21 Apr 2023

      NGC 6533 The Cat's Eye Nebula

      NGC 6543 is a planetary nebula discovered by William Herschel on February 15, 1786. It was the first planetary nebula whose spectrum was investigated by the English amateur astronomer William Huggins on August 29, 1864, demonstrating that planetary nebulae were gaseous and not stellar in nature. Sadly, even for TeleScope Live this is a challenging target.

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      NGC 6543

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      NGC 6533 The Cat's Eye Nebula