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Supernova 1987A: Halo for a Vanished Star
An eerie, nearly mirror-image pair of red luminescent gas "hula-hoops" frame the expanding debris of a star seen as a supernova explosion in 1987. (Image Released: April 1994) CreditsCredit: Dr. Christopher Burrows, ESA/STScI and NASA
- Date
- Jan 1, 1995
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-1995-49-374-image
An eerie, nearly mirror-image pair of red luminescent gas "hula-hoops" frame the expanding debris of a star seen as a supernova explosion in 1987. (Image Released: April 1994)
Credits
Credit: Dr. Christopher Burrows, ESA/STScI and NASAImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | SN1987A |
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