Name, Red Supergiant Star Monocerotis, Outer Space Wrapping Paper

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Name, Red Supergiant Star Monocerotis, Outer Space Wrapping Paper

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Galaxies, Stars and Nebulae series A gorgeous astronomy picture featuring a distant star, named V838 Monocerotis, in the direction of the constellation of Monoceros on the outer edge of our Milky Way. The image shows the swirls of dust spiralling across trillions of miles of interstellar space, lit mainly from within by a pulse of light from the red supergiant, two years into its journey.
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Image credit: NASA, the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI) and ESA

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