October 6, 2008

Meanwhen, 3,000 Light Years from Home

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Cat's Eye Hubble Remix

Staring across interstellar space, the alluring Cat's Eye Nebula lies 3,000 light-years from Earth. The Cat's Eye (NGC 6543) represents a brief, yet glorious, phase in the life of a sun-like star. This nebula's dying central star may have produced the simple, outer pattern of dusty concentric shells by shrugging off outer layers in a series of regular convulsions. But the formation of the beautiful, more complex inner structures is not well understood. - NASA

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Posted by Vanderleun at October 6, 2008 11:26 PM | TrackBack
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Magnificent. Photos like this put our petty problems in the proper perspective.

Posted by: Jonathan at October 8, 2008 10:49 AM
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