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Hubble’s View of Nova T Pyxidis

Hubble's View of Nova T Pyxidis

Object Name
Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
T Pyxidis
Release Date
September 18, 1997
Science Release
Blobs in Space: The Legacy of a Nova
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Credit
Science Release Credit: Mike Shara, Bob Williams, and David Zurek (Space Telescope Science Institute); Roberto Gilmozzi (European Southern Observatory); Dina Prialnik (Tel Aviv University); and NASA

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Blobs in Space: the Legacy of Nova T Pyxidis

Blobs in Space: the Legacy of Nova T Pyxidis

The prolific number of eruptions by the recurrent nova T Pyxidis has attracted the attention of many telescopes. [LEFT] The image on the left, taken by a ground-based telescope, shows shells of gas around the star that were blown off during several eruptions. [RIGHT] Closer...

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