The mysterious eruption of V838 Mon
The mysterious eruption of V838 Mon
V838 Mon is marking one of the most mysterious stellar outbursts on record. The spectral energy distribution of the progenitor resembles an under-luminous F main sequence star (at mag), that erupted into a cool supergiant following a complex and multi-maxima lightcurve (peaking at mag). The outburst spectrum show BaII, LiI …