This NASA Hubble Long Range Telescope image shows a luminous star located 6,500 light-years away that is 10 times more massive than our Sun. The bright southern hemisphere star RS Puppis is wrapped in a cocoon of reflective dust.

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At the centre of the image is a very bright star illuminating a large cloud of gas and dust around it. The bright light from the star appears to radiate in a horizontal line and a vertical line across the image. In the background, many more stars and cosmic objects can be seen against the darkness of deep space.

Isn't it a glittering cosmic wreath?