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
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.
I’ll be sure to check it out. It’s not every day you get to see a star blow up.
Right and also this is once I’m 80 years event so it’s worth it
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