NGC 6543, also called the Cat's Eye Nebula, is a planetary nebula in Draco with a high surface brightness. Skip to content Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum!

The Cat's Eye is a young planetary, at perhaps 1,000 years. In part because of this, it shows the multiple stages of a planetary nebula well. The inner, higher-speed gas is slamming into the outer ...

A 3-D visualization of the Cat’s Eye nebula (left) reveals partial gas rings (yellow) as well knots and whorls on either side of the central gas bubble (blue), all of which were probably ...

The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC6543, formed when an aging sun-like star cast its outer layers into space, forming a dense central cocoon of dust surrounded by a diffuse veil of stellar ...

Known as one of the most complex nebulae in the universe, NGC 6543 , also known as the Cat’s Eye Nebula, is slightly more than 3,000 light-years away from Earth.Astronomers are a bit closer to ...

These jets provide strong evidence that the Cat's Eye Nebula was once a binary star system that went out with a spectacular bang. Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now.

Cat's Eye Nebula is located in the constellation Draco. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A brand new 3D model showcases the ...