December 2004 page 15 and
December 2003 pages 50-51
S&T Comparison Image
A more extended Cats Eye Nebula NGC 6543
Taken with ST-2000 CCD
during Centurion 18 check-out for Middlesex School in 2002
Note: Just like the S&T
image, this is a combination of exposures, some very short and
some very long in order to show all the
dynamic range. The central
portion is shown as a negative to bring out details. This is a
very small object.
This was done from the
Astro Works driveway in exotic Aguila AZ.
The 2.6 meter Nordic
telescope benifits from some of the best seeing conditions on
the planet from La Palma, Canary Islands.