PIA05202: Supernova Blast Bonanza in Nearby Galaxy
Supernova Blast Bonanza in Nearby Galaxy
Mission: Hubble Space Telescope
Spacecraft: Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: Wide Field Planetary Camera 2
Product Size: 1065 samples x 771 lines
Produced By: Space Telescope Science Institute
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Original Caption Released with Image:
The nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 1569 is a hotbed of vigorous star birth activity, which blows huge bubbles that riddle the galaxy's main body. The image was taken by a camera on Hubble designed and built by JPL.

For more information, see, http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_125.html.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Hubble

Image Addition Date:
2004-02-03