Cat's Eye Nebula Hubble
Close esc Hubble Cats Eye Nebula.
Cat's eye nebula hubble. The alluring Cats Eye nebula however lies three thousand light-years from Earth across interstellar space. The nebula formally catalogued NGC 6543 is every bit as inscrutable as the JRR. A classic planetary nebula the Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents.
It is estimated to be 1000 years old. Eleven rings or shells of gas make up the Cats Eye. In this detailed view from the NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope the so-called Cats Eye Nebula looks like the penetrating eye of the disembodied sorcerer Sauron from the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings The nebula formally catalogued NGC 6543 is every bit as inscrutable as the JRR.
The full beauty of the Cats Eye Nebula is revealed in this detailed view from NASAs Hubble Space Telescope. Although the rings may be the key to explaining the final gasp of the dying central star the mystery behind the Cats Eye Nebulas nested Russian doll structure remains largely. Dec 6638 Draco Distance.
As we zoom in we see first an image constructed from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 then an image taken by the Nordic Optical Telescope and finally the NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents a brief yet glorious phase in the life of a sun-like star. 11x14 8x10 16x20 24x30 24x36 30x40 4x6 5x7 12x18.
It is estimated to be 1000 years old. A planetary nebula forms when Sun-like stars gently eject their outer gaseous layers to form bright nebulae with amazing twisted shapes. About This Image.
The Cats Eye Nebula one of the first planetary nebulae discovered also has one of the most complex forms known to this kind of nebula. Technical info from NASA Hubble Space project Data acquisition. Hubble reveals the full beauty of a bulls eye pattern of eleven or so concentric rings around the Cats Eye Nebula also known as NGC 6543.