Cat's Eye Nebula Hubble
To some it may look like a cats eye.
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. Zooming on the Cats Eye Nebula Hubble observes the sky in the direction of the constellation of Draco the Dragon where the Cats Eye Nebula is located. A classic planetary nebula the Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents.
The alluring Cats Eye nebula however lies three thousand light-years from Earth across interstellar space. 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. The full beauty of the Cats Eye Nebula is revealed in this detailed view from NASAs Hubble Space Telescope.
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. MetalPrint Ready to Hang Gallery Wrapped Canvas Ready to Hang Unframed Premium Print Unframed Fine Art Print. 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.
In this image from the NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope numerous bubbles are visible. 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. One of the brightest objects of its type its resemblance to a cats eye is due to a series of gas loops that have been ejected by the central star over the past 1000 years or so.
Staring across interstellar space the alluring Cats Eye nebula lies three thousand light-years from Earth. 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. 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.
Chandra X-Ray Data at. What Gases are in the Cats Eye Nebula. The Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents a brief yet glorious phase in the life of a sun-like star.