Hubble Timelapse of “Light Echo”

This isn’t an explosion, but an echo!

In this timelapse of Hubble images, a burst of light from the bizarre star V838 Monocerotis is spreading into space and reflecting off of surrounding shells of dust.

V838 Monocerotis is located about 20,000 light-years away.

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Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center


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