This movie shows the reflection nebula around the Cepheid variable RS Puppis at seven equally spaced intervals during its 41.4-day pulsation period. Each time RS Puppis reaches maximum brightness, it sends another wave of illumination into the surrounding dust. Thus a pattern of apparently expanding bull's-eyes surrounds the variable star, similar
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The long-period Galactic Cepheid RS Puppis
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https://hubblesite.org/uploads/video_file/video_attachment/5184/STScI-H-v1953a-1920x1080.mp4
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