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V838 Mon: Mystery Star
Credit: Lisa Crause (Univ. Cape Town), Warrick Lawson (Australian Defence Force
Academy)
Explanation: A leading candidate for the most mysterious star found in recent times is
variable star V838 Monocerotis. At a distance of about 8,000 light-years, V838 Mon was
discovered to be in outburst in January of this year. Initially thought to be a familiar type of
classical nova, astronomers quickly realized that instead, V838 Mon may be a totally n
Credit: Lisa Crause (Univ. Cape Town), Warrick Lawson (Australian Defence Force
Academy)
Explanation: A leading candidate for the most mysterious star found in recent times is
variable star V838 Monocerotis. At a distance of about 8,000 light-years, V838 Mon was
discovered to be in outburst in January of this year. Initially thought to be a familiar type of
classical nova, astronomers quickly realized that instead, V838 Mon may be a totally n