Cat's Eye Nebula Hubble
NASA ESA HEIC and The Hubble Heritage Team STScIAURA Explanation.
Cat's eye nebula hubble. In this detailed view from NASA s 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. Staring across interstellar space the alluring Cats Eye nebula lies three thousand light-years from Earth. Staring across interstellar space the alluring Cats Eye Nebula lies 3000 light-years from Earth.
Close esc Hubble Cats Eye Nebula. 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. Hubble Space Telescope NGC 6543.
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. Eleven rings or shells of gas make up the Cats Eye. By comparing images spanning 20 years or more we can watch the nearest of these gently expand without changing their shapes or brightness.
The Cats Eye Nebula also known as NGC 6543 is a visual fossil record of the dynamics and late evolution of a dying star. 11x14 8x10 16x20 24x30 24x36 30x40 4x6 5x7 12x18. To some it may look like a cats eye.
In this image from the NASAESA Hubble Space Telescope numerous bubbles are visible. The Hubble Space Telescope has observed about 100 of these objects starting with the Cats Eye nebula in 1994. NASA ESA HEIC and The Hubble Heritage Team STScIAURA Explanation.
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. This is one of the most complex of the planetary nebulae. 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.