This is one of the early images of the remnant of a recent supernova. At 168,000 light-years distant, SN 1987A was the closest supernova observed in almost 400 years when astronomers caught sight of it in 1987.
Image Credit: NASA
hogewash
Never pick a fight with a man who buys pixels by the terabyte.
See, this is the root cause of one of my pet peeves.
Yes, supernovas leave donut-shaped images. This is because (as I’m sure our gentle host is well aware) the supernova blasts out a thin spherical shell of debris, the image appears as a ring because we’re looking at the edge of the sphere, the debris is comparatively thick from our viewpoint.
This has morphed into the Death Star giving off a donut shaped ring when it explodes. Yes, it bugs me.
/rantmode
I didn’t think of a doughnut when I saw that.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5xk7uNXAzI0/TsFgwk3gebI/AAAAAAAAB2k/jznYutOQubo/s1600/rollingstone-lips.jpg
And
https://www.thelinda.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rocky-horror-picture-show-lips.jpg