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  • Released Tuesday, April 9, 2013
  • Updated Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 12:35PM
  • ID: 11233
A bright flash from a star reflects off of objects in space with strange effect.

A bright flash from a star reflects off of objects in space with strange effect.

This sequence of images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope show the evolution of the star's light echo.

Watch this animation to see how a light echo works.

During the explosion, the star became 600,000 times more luminous than the sun.

During the explosion, the star became 600,000 times more luminous than the sun.

As light from the explosion travels outward, different clouds of dust are illuminated.

As light from the explosion travels outward, different clouds of dust are illuminated.

Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Video courtesy of ESA/Hubble
Animation courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech
Images courtesy of NASA, ESA

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