esahubble_heic0503a February 3rd, 2005
Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI)
The Hubble Space Telescope's latest image of the star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) reveals dramatic changes in the illumination of surrounding dusty cloud structures. The effect, called a light echo, has been unveiling never-before-seen dust patterns ever since the star suddenly brightened for several weeks in early 2002.
Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA
Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0503a/
Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, None, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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