NASA published a new Hubble Space Telescope image timed to coincide with July 4th, showing stars in red, white, and blue set against a dark background.

The agency said the stars glitter across the frame, giving the image a festive appearance. NASA compared the visual effect to a waved sparkler, with the colored points of light spread across the darkness in a pattern that evokes the holiday.

According to NASA, the image was deliberately released on July 4th to align with the occasion. The three colors, red, white, and blue, mirror the colors of the American flag, and the agency drew the direct comparison to a sparkler being waved in celebration.

NASA did not release additional technical details about the specific star cluster or region of space depicted in the image.