Zooming in on Variable Star RS Puppis | Hubble

Zooming in on Variable Star RS Puppis | Hubble

This video zooms in on the variable star RS Puppis. The sequence begins with a view of the night sky near the southern constellation of Puppis. It then zooms through observations from the Digitized Sky Survey 2, and ends with a view of the star as obtained by Hubble. 

RS Puppis is unusual. This variable star is shrouded by thick, dark clouds of dust enabling a phenomenon known as a light echo to be shown with stunning clarity.

Distance: 6,500 light years

Video Credit: NASA, European Space Agency, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Nick Risinger

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Dec. 17, 2013

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