2020Pillars of Creation
Chandra · Hubble
Nebulae · 2021
Cat’s Eye Nebula
NGC 6543
- Distance
- 3,000 light-years
- Telescopes
- Chandra, Hubble
A sun-like star in its last act, blowing off shells of gas. Hubble shows the sculpted visible nebula; Chandra catches hotter X-ray gas trapped inside.
What you’re hearing
Visible light and X-rays are two instruments. The nested shells create repeating figures as the scan crosses the eye.
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NASA sourceNASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)
