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Close-Up of Light Echo Around V838 Monocerotis (September 2006) (V838 Monocerotis, V838 Mon) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Close-Up of Light Echo Around V838 Monocerotis (September 2006)

October 26, 2006 · NASA · V838 Monocerotis, V838 Mon · Monoceros

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A detailed look at the V838 Mon light echo from September 2006, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope.

About the colours

This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Two filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F606W (V) Greed: F606W (V) + F814W (I) Red: F814W (I)

About the data

This image was created from HST data from the following proposals: 10618 and 10913 : H. Bond (STScI), R. Wagner (University of Arizona), R. White (STScI), R. Corradi (Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos), L. Crause (University of Cape Town), M. Dopita (Australian National University), A. Henden (United States Naval Observatory), Z. Levay (STScI), U. Munari (Universita di Padova), N. Panagia (STScI/ESA), W. Sparks (STScI), S. Starrfield (Arizona State University), and B. Sugerman (STScI).

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