Three Years After Stellar Outburst Wall Art Size:16 x 16 most of them not seen

most of them not seen in visible light pictures

Most spiral galaxies — around two thirds — are observed to have this feature

The dust absorbs the high-energy radiation from the newborn stars and then glows in infrared light

this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope actually depicts a small section of the Cygnus supernova blast wave

and thus the total number of data points (pixels) of the 14 CCD frames used to make this photo is almost 10 9

Three Years After Stellar Outburst Wall Art Size:16 x 16 most of them not seenThe Hubble Space Telescope's latest image of the star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) reveals dramatic changes in the illumination of surrounding dusty cloud structures. The effect, called a light echo, has been unveiling never before seen dust patterns ever since the star suddenly brightened for several weeks in early 2002. Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA STScI)