Cat's Eye Nebula Hubble
Close esc Hubble Cats Eye Nebula.
Cat's eye nebula hubble. A classic planetary nebula the Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents a final brief yet glorious phase in the life of a sun-like star. 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.
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. The Cats Eye Nebula also known as NGC 6543 is a visual fossil record of the dynamics and late evolution of a dying star.
The Cats Eye Nebula from Hubble Credit. The alluring Cats Eye nebula however lies three thousand light-years from Earth across interstellar space. The Hubble images show that from 1994 to 2004 the Cats Eye Nebula has expanded.
Home Hubble Cats Eye Nebula. NASA ESA HEIC and The Hubble Heritage Team STScIAURA Explanation. To some it may look like a cats eye.
MetalPrint Ready to Hang Gallery Wrapped Canvas Ready to Hang Unframed Premium Print Unframed Fine Art Print. Dec 6638 Draco Distance. 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.
This is one of the most complex of the planetary nebulae. The HST images seem to indicate that the central star is actually a binary system and that the nebula we see today is actually the result of at least two separate events. Eleven rings or shells of gas make up the Cats Eye.