Hubble view of Messier 106 Tapestry phone case The surrounding shroud of dust

The surrounding shroud of dust renders the stars here nearly invisible in other wavelengths of light

It is the remnant of a star that exploded long ago in the Small Magellanic Cloud

This image actually shows part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

Further out from the star and beyond the ring of knots

These clouds are composed of dense dust and gas and are about 10 to 50 times more massive than the sun

Hubble view of Messier 106 Tapestry phone case The surrounding shroud of dustThis image combines Hubble observations of Messier 106 with additional information captured by amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany. Gendler combined Hubble data with his own observations to produce this stunning colour image. Messier 106 is a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, a little over 20 million light years away. Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI AURA), and R. Gendler (for the Hubble Heritage Team). Acknowledgment: