In the far-northern constellation Draco, an aged star has begun the process of casting off its outer layers as a complex and elegant bubble of gas known as the “
Cat’s Eye Nebula”. Just a thousand years old, the
Cat’s Eye displays an amazing amount of complexity, and it gives you a first-hand glimpse of how the Milky Way recycles itself into new star systems. Find out how to see this nebula for yourself, and why these nebulae are perhaps the most beautiful of all deep-sky objects.