Cat's Eye Nebula Hubble
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Cat's eye nebula hubble. Chandra X-Ray Data at. A classic planetary nebula the Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents. Hubble Space Telescope image taken in 2004.
About This Image. Three thousand light years from Earth the Cats Eye Nebula NGC 6543 is a sight that draws in the human eye. 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.
In this detailed view from NASAs Hubble Space Telescope the so-called Cats Eye Nebula looks like the penetrating eye of the disembodied sorcerer Sauron from the film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings The nebula formally cataloged NGC 6543 is every bit as inscrutable as the JRR. NASA ESA HEIC and The Hubble Heritage Team STScIAURA Explanation. To some it may look like a cats eye.
The Cats Eye Nebula NGC 6543 seen in detail by the NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most complex planetary nebulae ever seen in space. The Cats Eye Nebula was the first nebula to have its chemical composition measured. The Hubble images show that from 1994 to 2004 the Cats Eye Nebula has expanded.
The Cats Eye Nebula formally catalogued as NGC 6543 and seen here in this detailed view from the NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most complex planetary nebulae ever seen in space. The Cats Eye Nebula also known as NGC 6543 is a visual fossil record of the dynamics and late evolution of a dying star. Hubble Space Telescope NGC 6543.
Eleven rings or shells of gas make up the Cats Eye. A classic planetary nebula the Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents a final brief yet glorious phase in the life of a sun-like star. 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.