Image: The Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543)
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
Three thousand light years from Earth, the Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) is a sight that draws in the human eye. In this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, numerous bubbles are visible – shapes generated by the ejection of glowing gas as the star at its centre approaches the end of its life.