This is called CAT'S EYE. I LOVE CATS! This nebula lies about 3,000 light years away from Earth. This planetary nebula represents a final, brief phase in the life of a sun-like star. The dying central star in the nebula produced the outer pattern of dusty, concentric layers by shrugging off outer layers in a series of regular convulsions. The eye of this is about half a light-year across. This is approximately the phase our sun will be in in about 5 billion years.
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