Takao's CCD image of brightened V838 Mon Akira Takao (Kita-kyushu, Japan) provides the following CCD image taken on 2002 Oct. 13.803 UT. The image was taken with a 20-cm SC, unfiltered ST-8, 60 s exposure. http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/pub/vsnet/Novae/gsc4822.39/takao021012.jpg Regards, Taichi Kato