Cats Eye Nebula Hubble. Structurally, it is one of the most complex nebulae known, with high resolution hubble space telescope. The full beauty of the cat's eye nebula is revealed in this detailed view from nasa's hubble space telescope.

The cat's eye nebula is a planetary nebulae, the death throes of a star blowing off its outer atmosphere into space. Individual chemical elements in the nebula emit light at very specific wavelengths. The cat's eye nebula, also known as ngc 6543, is a visual fossil record of the dynamics and late evolution of a dying star.

Eagle nebula some of the most iconic images of space from hubble were taken by its camera workhorse — wide field and planetary camera 2.

Eleven rings, or shells, of gas make up the cat's eye. It was the first planetary nebula whose spectrum was investigated by the english amateur astronomer william huggins, demonstrating that planetary nebulae were gaseous and not stellar in nature. To others, perhaps like a giant cosmic conch shell. To some, it may look like a cat's eye.