Hubble: Timelapse of V838 Monocerotis (2002-2006)

Many of us have seen images of supernovae remnants, rings of gas from exploding stars and various other astro-photos of similar star explosions. But because the objects are so far away, all we see is a static single image in time. But the Hubble telescope team captured the explosion of v838 monocerotis (20,000 light-years from earth) in a time-lapse video that spanned 4 years; 2002-2006. The video is absolutely fantastic - gives you a new perspective on the awesomeness of these stellar explosions.