APOD: 2008 February 3 - Light Echoes from V838 Mon A stellar flash like this has never been seen before … It always amazes me when I see things that people seem to have a grasp on, like the life of stars, see things that they can’t explain. It just goes to show that 1: the more you know, the more you know you don’t know; and 2: we don’t really know a whole lot in general. “Light echos”? Wow. (Kind of looks like shampoo or something.) Other APODs of this object: 2006 November 3 - V838 Mon: Echoes from the Edge 2003 March 27 - Light Echoes from V838 Mon The progression of the light echos are documented here. The animation is particularly cool. Seen elsewhere on Tumblr: A Firefox logo?

APOD: 2008 February 3 - Light Echoes from V838 Mon

A stellar flash like this has never been seen before …

It always amazes me when I see things that people seem to have a grasp on, like the life of stars, see things that they can’t explain. It just goes to show that 1: the more you know, the more you know you don’t know; and 2: we don’t really know a whole lot in general.

“Light echos”? Wow. (Kind of looks like shampoo or something.)

Other APODs of this object:

The progression of the light echos are documented here. The animation is particularly cool.

Seen elsewhere on Tumblr: A Firefox logo?