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Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) lithograph PDF (680KB)
CONTENTS
- Photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope
This image from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals new details
of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, one of the most complex planetary
nebulae ever seen. Understanding how and why planetary nebulae
form is made complicated by vast distances and the fixed orientations
of these Sun-like stars undergoing their last gasps.
- Facts of interest about the image
The lithograph includes text and images of other nebulae, emphasizing
that no two are alike.
- Classroom activity
Included is an inquiry-based classroom activity that focuses
on the image and text.
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