1004X EX-VIEW LONG EXPOSURE ASTRO CAMERA

NOVA V838 Mon

2nd March 2005

The light echo from this object is finally fading (A faint trace is still just evident in the negative image)

VC200L f6.3 Vesta SC3 "Pipcam" 87x30sec

29th December 2003

VC200L f6.3 15x15sec

Click on the image for an animation of the evolution of this object (combines these images and earlier HST images)

29th March 2003

VC200L @ F6.3 45 x 30sec

The light from this nova which brightened suddenly in 2002 is illuminating shells of gas from previous outbursts. The appearence of this shell is changing continuously as the light propogates outwards.