Cat's Eye Nebula Hubble
Close esc Hubble Cats Eye Nebula.
Cat's eye nebula hubble. Hubble Space Telescope NGC 6543. A classic planetary nebula the Cats Eye NGC 6543 represents a final brief yet glorious phase in the life of a sun-like star. It is estimated to be 1000 years old.
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. 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.
The Hubble images show that from 1994 to 2004 the Cats Eye Nebula has expanded. The Cats Eye Nebula from Hubble. 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.
More nebulae must be studied before scientists have a clear understanding of why nebulae expand. NASA ESA HEIC and The Hubble Heritage Team STScIAURA Explanation. NASA ESA HEIC and The Hubble Heritage Team STScIAURA Explanation.
The nebula formally catalogued NGC 6543 is every bit as inscrutable as the JRR. 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. Staring across interstellar space the alluring Cats Eye nebula lies three thousand light-years from Earth.
Three thousand light years from Earth the Cats Eye Nebula NGC 6543 is a sight that draws in the human eye. Hubble Space Telescope image taken in 2004. The Cats Eye Nebula also known as NGC 6543 is a visual fossil record of the dynamics and late evolution of a dying star.