Image of V838 Mon with spectra overlaid
V838 Mon with Spectra
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SOFIA FORCAST measurements (orange) of the V838 Mon spectrum, and the best-fit composite model of SOFIA data with a silicate-to-alumina ratio of 50:50 (yellow), overlaid atop an image of V838 Mon obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope, which shows the light echo illuminating circumstellar material.

Credit
V838 Mon: ESA/Hubble & NASA; Spectra: Woodward et al.
Image Number
SCI2021_0032

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