Halo of the Cat's Eye

Sat Nov 01 2003 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

This is a spectacular image of the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543), a planetary nebula. Planetary nebulae are stars in their death throws, shedding their outer layers as they become increasingly unstable. You can think of these as spherical smoke rings that the star has blown outward from itself.

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Posted by joebeone at Noviembre 1, 2003 09:07 PM