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V838 Monocerotis Light Echo

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2003

Howard Bond26 March 2003

Science / Astronomy

Bond leads Hubble imaging of expanding light echoes produced when the eruptive star V838 Monocerotis illuminates surrounding dust.

Names involved

Howard Bond

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