The star may be extremely young, but its ring of rock and dust is enormous. The size of just the shadow alone would be hundreds of times the size our entire solar system, according to NASA. Light would take more than a month to travel that distance.
By taking additional pictures using filters, the team was able to create a gorgeous, colored image of the star and its “bat shadow.”
READ MORE: Hubble Sees Cosmic Flapping ‘Bat Shadow’ [NASA]
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