From: Robert Clark (rgregoryclark@yahoo.com)
Subject: Re: Strangest Star known is the 'Talk of Astronomy'
Newsgroups: alt.fan.art-bell, sci.astro, alt.astronomy, sci.physics
Date: 2003-06-17 05:51:33 PST

BunnERabbit@webtv.net (BunnERabbit) wrote in message news:<22894-3ED7262C-102@storefull-2318.public.lawson.webtv.net>...
> It seems Madam Mother Nature has baffled us kids yet again. Just when
> Astronomers were somewhat confident in explaining stellar evolution and
> behavior, comes along that proverbial Monkey wrench.
>
> Normally I'll post the text as well as the link but in this case one
> must view the link as the photography is utterly astounding to say the
> least and therefore crucial to the story.
>
> http://space.com/scienceastronomy/aas202_strangest_030526.html
>
> --
> Keith
>
> ...

I seem to have become enamored of the idea of celestial impacts being
an important part of stellar system evolution:

From: Robert Clark (rgclark@my-deja.com)
Subject: Neutron star kicks, a proposal.
Newsgroups: sci.astro, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity
Date: 2000/07/25
http://groups.google.com/groups?th=94e8250113c096d5

One possibility for V838 Mon is that the "explosions" are due to
planetary impacts. This would be consistent with the molecular species
found within the shells:

Strangest Star Known is the 'Talk of Astronomy'
By Robert Roy Britt
Senior Science Writer
posted: 05:00 pm ET
26 May 2003
"In the expelled shells, his team has found evidence of water, carbon
monoxide, silicates similar to what's found in Earth's insides, and
other substances in mixtures and quantities never before seen around
novae or supernovae."
http://space.com/scienceastronomy/aas202_strangest_030526.html

There is also another indication of planetary impacts that I'll post
about in a day or so.

Bob Clark