Cat's Eye Nebula Hubble
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.
Cat's eye nebula hubble. Three thousand light years from Earth the Cats Eye Nebula NGC 6543 is a sight that draws in the human eye. 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. A classic planetary nebula the Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents a final brief yet glorious phase in the life of a sun-like star.
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. Eleven rings or shells of gas make up the Cats Eye. Staring across interstellar space the alluring Cats Eye Nebula lies 3000 light-years from Earth.
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. This nebulas dying central star may have produced the simple outer pattern of dusty concentric shells by shrugging off outer. NASA ESA HEIC and The Hubble Heritage Team STScIAURA Explanation.
The Cats Eye Nebula from Hubble. A classic planetary nebula the Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents a final. 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 Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents a brief yet glorious phase in the life of a sun-like star. The Cats Eye Nebula from Hubble Credit. The Hubble images show that from 1994 to 2004 the Cats Eye Nebula has expanded.
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. To some it may look like a cats eye. 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.