PIA04609: Celestial Fireworks
 Mission:  Hubble Space Telescope
 Instrument:  WFPC2
 Product Size:  2603 x 2783 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  Space Telescope Science Institute
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA04609.tif (13.8 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA04609.jpg (871.3 kB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Resembling sparks from a fireworks display, this image taken by a JPL camera onboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows delicate filaments that are sheets of debris from a stellar explosion in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Image Addition Date:
2003-07-03