... For reasons unknown, star V838 Mon's outer surface suddenly greatly expanded with the result that it became the brightest star in the entire Milky Way Galaxy in January 2002. Then, just as suddenly, it faded. ... Shiny NGC 253 Galaxy, is one of the brightest spiral galaxies visible, and also one of the dustiest. ... Meteor between the Clouds . ... Now known as M57 or NGC 6720, the gas cloud became popularly known as the Ring Nebula. DIA Sunrise . ... Young Stars in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud . ...