Three Years After Stellar Outburst Wall Art Size:16 x 16 The ring swirling around Saturn

The ring swirling around Saturn consists of chunks of ice and dust

and thus the total number of data points (pixels) of the 14 CCD frames used to make this photo is almost 10 9

Very active star-formation is most likely also occurring in the nuclear regions of NGC 3627

Most spiral galaxies — around two thirds — are observed to have this feature

Three Years After Stellar Outburst Wall Art Size:16 x 16 The ring swirling around SaturnThe Hubble Space Telescope's latest image of the star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) reveals dramatic changes in the illumination of surrounding dusty cloud structures. The effect, called a light echo, has been unveiling never before seen dust patterns ever since the star suddenly brightened for several weeks in early 2002. Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA STScI)