The Blaze Star: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Nova Expected in 2024While the recent solar eclipse may have stolen the show, skywatchers have another spectacular event on the horizon: a nova, or stellar explosion, happening right in our own Milky Way galaxy. Nicknamed the "Blaze Star," T Coronae Borealis is set to explode sometime between now and September 2024, offering a rare glimpse of a star's dramatic transformation.A Dazzling TransformationNova, derived from the Latin for "new star," refers to the s
  • teft@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Just so people don’t get super excited it’ll look a little brighter than the north star. This nova will be bright(ish) but unless you’re familiar with the night sky you probably won’t notice anything different.

    • snf@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Quoth Wikipedia, “Even when at peak magnitude of 2.5, this recurrent nova is dimmer than about 120 stars in the night sky.”

      The fact that “recurrent nova” is a thing caught me by surprise though, Reminded me of the on/off star from A Deepness in The Sky