The Cat's Eye Nebula
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(NASA. LARGE FORMAT. DEEP SPACE. REDUX NEBULEUSE) The Cat's Eye Redux Nebula (also known as the Cat's Eye, this planetary nebula is located about 3,000 light years from Earth). This beautiful nebula is revealed here through a composite image of data from NASA's X-ray Space Observatory (blue) and the Hubble Space Telescope (red and purple). This photograph reveals a phase that Sun-like stars undergo at the end of their life. The material in the outer layers of the star in the cat's eye flies away at about 4 million kilometers per hour. It leaves behind a hot core that eventually collapses into a white dwarf star. Data from NASA's X-ray Space Telescope reveals that the central star is surrounded by a cloud of gas several million degrees. 2008.Vintage chromogenic print. Numbering on the front. Legend on label on the back. 40,6 x 40,6cm with margins.
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