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Happy Space Science Saturday! The Cat's Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543, was one of the first, and one of the most complex, planetary nebulae ever discovered! It is estimated to be 1,000 years old. Planetary nebulae are named for their round shape, which made them appear to look like planets when viewed through early telescopes, but they are actually expanding gas thrown off by stars in their final stages of evolution.
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OptimusPrimeBot Mar 4

Hubble’s new view of the Cat's Eye Nebula ✨

#catseye #catseyenebula #cat’seyenebula #cosmos #creativecommons #esa #euclid #euclidmission

▶️ 1 new picture from ESA (Flickr) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubble%E2%80%99s_new_view_of_the_Cat%27s_Eye_Nebula_%2855127109174%29.jpg

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Andrew Shields Aug 25, 2025

I showed him the strange shadows

We fiddle at the crossroads of the constellation Draco, one thousand eight hundred trillion miles away
Meghan Kemp-Gee

#Poetry #MeghanKempGee #Crossroads #Draco #Constellation #Music #EunoiaReview #ChuckBerry #CatsEyeNebula

https://eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/we-fiddle-at-the-crossroads-of-the-constellation-draco-one-thousand-eight-hundred-trillion-miles-away/

We fiddle at the crossroads of the constellation Draco, one thousand eight hundred trillion miles away

At the appointed time I meet a stranger or I mean to say I meet a wandering peddler, a tall violinist wearing rhinestoned suede and fox skins with his mask pulled down, a white bell-bottomed sailor…

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Oskar Contreras Jun 6, 2025

Tried again the #CatsEyeNebula. My telescope can’t make out any details. Sharing the processed and unprocessed images from a 30 minute observation. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur

Khurram Wadee ✅Jan 7, 2024

The Cat’s Eye #Nebula in #Optical and #X-ray
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240107.html

#APOD #CatsEyeNebula

APOD: 2024 January 7 – The Cats Eye Nebula in Optical and X-ray

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

Khurram Wadee ✅May 25, 2023

Cat’s Eye Wide and Deep
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230525.html

#APOD #CatsEyeNebula

APOD: 2023 May 25 - Cat's Eye Wide and Deep

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

VickyPaintsSpace Nov 25, 2022

Guys I may be getting my part time and not have to quit my job!!🥲
Today was a GOOD day!!

Here's some space to brighten your timeline!🥰

How were your weeks?!

#Art #Astrodon #Artmasto #Artist #CatsEyeNebula #Space

Ansgar Schmidt

Oct 1, 2022

Astronomers Simulate the Cat’s Eye Nebula in 3D https://www.universetoday.com/157889/astronomers-simulate-the-cats-eye-nebula-in-3d/ #spaceexploration #catseyenebula #astrophysics #universe #nebulae #nebula #nasa #3d

Astronomers Simulate the Cat’s Eye Nebula in 3D

In a recent study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers led by Stanford University have produced the first computer-generated 3D model of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, which unveiled a symmetric pair of rings that enclose the outer shell of the nebula. This study holds the potential for … Continue reading "Astronomers Simulate the Cat’s Eye Nebula in 3D"

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Khurram Wadee ✅Jul 10, 2022

In the Center of the Cat’s Eye #Nebula
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220710.html

#APOD #CatsEyeNebula