*Description*: A detailed look at the V838 Mon light echo from September 2006, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: V838 Monocerotis Object Description: Nova-like variable star and surrounding light echo Position (J2000): R.A. 07h 04m 04.8s Dec. -03° 50' 50" Constellation: Monoceros Distance: The star is ~20,000 light-years (~6 kiloparsecs) away. Dimensions: This image is 2.5 arcminutes (14 light-years or 4.5 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image was created from HST data from the following proposals:10618 and 10913: H. Bond (STScI), R. Wagner (University of Arizona), R. White (STScI), R. Corradi (Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos), L. Crause (University of Cape Town), M. Dopita (Australian National University), A. Henden (United States Naval Observatory), Z. Levay (STScI), U. Munari (Universita di Padova), N. Panagia (STScI/ESA), W. Sparks (STScI), S. Starrfield (Arizona State University), and B. Sugerman (STScI). Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): Noviber 17, 2005 and Septiber 9, 2006 Filters: F606W ("V") and F814W ("I") About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and H. Bond (STScI) Release Date: October 26, 2006 Color: This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the WFPC2 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using several different filters. Two filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: F606W ("V") blue V+I green F814W ("I") red Orientation: V838 Monocerotis - September 2006 [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2006/50/images/c/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-2006-50d
