Jupiter and its shrunken
59. Red Spot
Great
This full-disc image of Jupiter was taken on 21 April 2014 with Hubble’s
Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3).
Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center)
Variable
60. star RS Puppis
This Hubble image shows RS Puppis, a type of variable star known as a
Cepheid variable. As variable stars go, Cepheids have comparatively
long periods — RS Puppis, for example, varies in brightness by almost a
factor of five every 40 or so days.
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.
These Hubble observations show the ethereal object embedded in its
dusty environment, set against a dark sky filled with background galaxies.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-Hubble/
Europe Collaboration