A cosmic wreath of sparkling lights :

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This @NASAHubble image shows a glittering star 10 times more massive than our Sun, located 6,500 light-years away. Bright southern hemisphere star RS Puppis is swaddled in a gossamer cocoon of reflective dust.⁣

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Image description: A very bright star at the center of the image illuminates a large surrounding cloud of gas and dust. Bright light from the star appears to radiate in a horizontal line and vertical line across the image. In the background many more stars and cosmic objects are visible against the blackness of deep space.⁣

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Credits: NASA, @EuropeanSpaceAgency and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) – Hubble/Europe Collaboration; Acknowledgement: H. Bond (STScI and Pennsylvania State University)⁣

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26 December 2023