In the movies, the Eye of Sauron is a literal flaming eye that watches over the lands of Mordor. The films imply that Sauron lost all of his physical form in the War of the Ring. The burning eye ...

The image is striking, especially since it looks like the Eye of Sauron from The Lord of The Rings films. But in reality, you’re looking at a dying star that’s about 1,500 to 2,000 times the ...