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T Coronae Borealis, nicknamed "the blaze star," is a recurrent nova in our galaxy.
Stuff like this is akin to the recent comet... once a century type thing. I'm hopeful that one night, some DI folks will actually see this... maybe even snap a photo.
From Fox News: Rare star explosion expected to be 'once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity,' NASA officials say
Subtitled: Nova explosion to occur in 2024; astronomers say it happens every 80 years
Another special cosmic event is to occur this year, and it could be a "once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity," according to NASA.
It’s a nova explosion located in a star system 3,000 light years away from Earth and astronomers predict it will be visible to the "unaided eye" sometime in 2024.
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This illustration is an artist's concept of a white dwarf 'blowing off' all the matter that it accumulated from its' partner...
The last time it exploded was in 1946. This time around, sky watchers will be viewing a star that exploded 3,000 years ago because that's how long it took the light to get here, according to NASA's blog.
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Right now, T Coronae Borealis is magnitude +10, which means you'd need a small telescope to see it.
"But when it blows its stack, it's going to reach about magnitude +2," Cooke said.
"So to give you an idea of how bright that is — it's about as bright as Polaris, the North Star."
The explosion — which is the light generated when the white dwarf blows all that matter off its surface — will be visible just to the right of the constellation Hercules.
"You [will] see a new star suddenly appear there," Cooke said....
To find Hercules, look up after sunset during the summer months...
Stuff like this is akin to the recent comet... once a century type thing. I'm hopeful that one night, some DI folks will actually see this... maybe even snap a photo.
From Fox News: Rare star explosion expected to be 'once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity,' NASA officials say
Subtitled: Nova explosion to occur in 2024; astronomers say it happens every 80 years
Another special cosmic event is to occur this year, and it could be a "once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity," according to NASA.
It’s a nova explosion located in a star system 3,000 light years away from Earth and astronomers predict it will be visible to the "unaided eye" sometime in 2024.
This illustration is an artist's concept of a white dwarf 'blowing off' all the matter that it accumulated from its' partner...
The last time it exploded was in 1946. This time around, sky watchers will be viewing a star that exploded 3,000 years ago because that's how long it took the light to get here, according to NASA's blog.
...
Right now, T Coronae Borealis is magnitude +10, which means you'd need a small telescope to see it.
"But when it blows its stack, it's going to reach about magnitude +2," Cooke said.
"So to give you an idea of how bright that is — it's about as bright as Polaris, the North Star."
The explosion — which is the light generated when the white dwarf blows all that matter off its surface — will be visible just to the right of the constellation Hercules.
"You [will] see a new star suddenly appear there," Cooke said....
To find Hercules, look up after sunset during the summer months...
