Cat's Eye Nebula

•Estimated 1000 years old
•3,000 light years away from earth in the constellation Draco
•Discovered in 1786 by William Herschel
{bull}A planetary nebula is created when a star
blows off its outer layers after it has run out of
fuel to burn. That stars must be about 20%
heavier than the Sun to form a Planetary Nebula
{bull}First planetary nebula discovered