![Bright red clouds of dust and gas surround a bright white star in the center of the image.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/c6-2-jpg.webp?w=4096&format=png)
C6 – Caldwell 6 different colors
This closer view of billowing clouds of gas around the dying star at the center of the Cat’s Eye Nebula (Caldwell 6) was taken by Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 in 1994. In this image, different colors are assigned to different wavelengths of light: red shows hydrogen, blue shows oxygen, and green shows nitrogen.
Credits: J.P. Harrington and K.J. Borkowski (University of Maryland), and NASA
Image CreditJ.P. Harrington and K.J. Borkowski (University of Maryland), and NASA
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