Zoom Video: Cat's Eye Nebula
This video takes the viewer on a journey through space to one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye Nebula, also known as NGC 6543. This extraordinary planetary nebula lies in the constellation Draco and has captivated astronomers for decades with its elaborate and multilayered structure. Observations with ESA’s Gaia mission place the nebula at a distance of 4 400 light years away.
Credit:ESA/Hubble & NASA, ESA Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA/Q1-2025, J.-C. Cuillandre & E. Bertin (CEA Paris-Saclay), Z. Tsvetanov, G. Anselmi, E. Slawik, N. Risinger, N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble), M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble)
Music: Tonelabs – The Red North (www.tonelabs.com)
About the Video
| Id: | potm2602d |
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| Release date: | 3 February 2026, 15:00 |
| Duration: | 01 m 30 s |
| Frame rate: | 25 fps |
