Hubble view of Messier 106 Tapestry phone case They were discovered on the

They were discovered on the first panoramas taken by the IMP camera on the July 4

It is the remnant of a star that exploded long ago in the Small Magellanic Cloud

It is a dry lake with a diameter of about 45 kilometers

The surrounding shroud of dust renders the stars here nearly invisible in other wavelengths of light

Hubble view of Messier 106 Tapestry phone case They were discovered on theThis image combines Hubble observations of Messier 106 with additional information captured by amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany. Gendler combined Hubble data with his own observations to produce this stunning colour image. Messier 106 is a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, a little over 20 million light years away. Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI AURA), and R. Gendler (for the Hubble Heritage Team). Acknowledgment: