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[vsnet-campaign-v838mon 354] V838 Mon

Just to clarify things:
  The light echo has remained about the same diameter for
the past month; it is about 34 arcsec in diameter.
  As V838 Mon itself has faded, the echo is much easier
to detect at BVRI than before.  Any telescope+CCD should
be able to get a decent image.  The hard part is its small
diameter; you really want good seeing and fine pixelization,
similar to planetary imaging.  There is considerable structure.
  V838 Mon itself is fading 0.3-0.4mag/day; last night it
was V=13.1.  The star is *very* red; I saturate in 3 seconds
at Ic, but have only 150DN peak at U in 10 minutes.
  Enjoy!  This should be a fun object visually for the
next couple of weeks.
Arne

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