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Description	1987A supernova remnant near the center. Composite of two public domain NASA images taken from the Hubble Space Telescope. Edited with the GIMP. Uploaded to en:Wiki by en:User:Maveric149, higher resolution version uploaded by en:User:JamesHoadley. Italiano: Il resto della supernova 1987a si trova vicino al centro ed è ingrandito in alto a destra.
Source	Supernova 1987A: Halo for a Vanished Star, Mosaic of Supernova 1987A.
Date	1994 and 1999
Author	First image: Dr. Christopher Burrows, ESA/STScI and NASA; Second image: Hubble Heritage team.
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