Exploding Star Animation

Space Telescope Science Institute

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What is a light echo? See one in action...

What is a light echo? See one in action as a star called V838 Mon explodes. These Hubble Space Telescope images show the light from the star reflecting off the dusty material nearby in various stages, showing an animation of the explosion. You will need to switch to Sky in Google Earth 4.2 to view this content.


http://earth.google.com/gallery/images/small/exploding_star_sm.jpg

http://earth.google.com/gallery/images/large/exploding_star_lg.jpg

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