PIA05202: Supernova Blast Bonanza in Nearby Galaxy
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 the WPF2 camera, designed and built by JPL, on NASA's Hubble.
 Mission:  Hubble Space Telescope 
 Instrument:  WFPC2 
 Product Size:  1065 x 771 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Space Telescope Science Institute 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05202.tif (2.467 MB)
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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.

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Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Hubble

Image Addition Date:
2004-02-03