In this detailed view from NASAs Hubble Space Telescope, the - TopicsExpress



          

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 catalogued NGC 6543, is every bit as inscrutable as the J.R.R. Tolkien phantom character. Though the Cats Eye Nebula was the first planetary nebula to be discovered, it is one of the most complex such nebulae seen in space. A planetary nebula forms when Sun-like stars gently eject their outer gaseous layers that form bright nebulae with amazing and confounding shapes. heritage.stsci.edu/2004/27/caption.html?utm_content=buffer17998&utm_medium=social&utm_source=plus.google&utm_campaign=buffer
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 02:00:00 +0000

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