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  2. Cat's Eye Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Cat's Eye Nebula (also known as NGC 6543 and Caldwell 6) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Draco, 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 , demonstrating that planetary nebulae were gaseous ...

  3. NGC 6826 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 6826 (also known as Caldwell 15) is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It is commonly referred to as the "Blinking Planetary", although many other nebulae exhibit such "blinking". When viewed through a small telescope, the brightness of the central star overwhelms the eye when viewed directly, obscuring the surrounding ...

  4. NGC 3242 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 3242 (also known as the Ghost of Jupiter, Eye Nebula or Caldwell 59) is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Hydra.. William Herschel discovered the nebula on February 7, 1785, and catalogued it as H IV.27.

  5. Caldwell catalogue - Wikipedia

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    The Caldwell catalogue is an astronomical catalogue of 109 star clusters, nebulae, ... Cat's Eye Nebula: Planetary Nebula: 3 Draco: 9 C7 NGC 2403 Spiral Galaxy:

  6. Helix Nebula - Wikipedia

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    The Helix Nebula (also known as NGC 7293 or Caldwell 63) is a planetary nebula (PN) located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, most likely before 1824, this object is one of the closest of all the bright planetary nebulae to Earth. [3] The distance, measured by the Gaia mission, is 655±13 light-years. [4]

  7. Category:Caldwell objects - Wikipedia

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    Help keep this category in order, modify [[Category:Caldwell objects]] to ... Cat's Eye Nebula; NGC 2403; NGC 559; Sh 2-155; NGC 663; Bubble Nebula; NGC 6946; NGC 457 ...

  8. NGC 6193 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 6193 (also known as Caldwell 82) is open cluster containing 27 stars in the constellation Ara, visible to the unaided eye. [1] NGC 6193 lies at the center of the Ara OB1 association, which extends over a square degree. The cluster is associated with (and provides the energizing radiation for) neighboring regions of the nebulosity NGC 6188.

  9. NGC 7243 - Wikipedia

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    NGC 7243 (also known as Caldwell 16) is an open cluster and Caldwell object in the constellation Lacerta. It shines at magnitude +6.4. Its celestial coordinates are RA 22 h 15.3 m, dec +49° 53′. It is located near the naked-eye stars Alpha Lacertae, 4 Lacertae, an A-class double star, and planetary nebula IC 5217. It lies approximately 2,800 ...