Mark Your Calendar: Stellar Explosion Visible to the Naked Eye in Weeks
Get ready for an extraordinary event as T Corona Borealis brightens 1,500 times, becoming visible to the naked eye. Learn the science behind this rare recurrent nova, how to observe it, and why you won’t want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime spectacle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVYpfAgup0Q
T Coronae Borealis nova could become a 'new star' in the sky any day now, and will be as bright as the North Star
A star system 3,000 lightyears away is set to become visible to the naked eye this year, in an event that will see its apparent brightness temporarily increase.
T Coronae Borealis, also known as T CrB, last brightened in 1946, and astronomers have predicted it could brighten again between now and September 2024.
This brightening event is known as a 'nova', which means 'new star' in Latin, so-called because it describes how a previously dim star can suddenly reach prominent naked-eye brightness in the sky.
What the T Coronae Borealis nova will look like
Star system T Coronae Borealis normally shines at a brightness of magnitude +10, which is the measurement astronomers use to describe the relative brightness of one celestial object (i.e. how bright its appears from Earth) compared to others.
On the magnitude scale, the higher the number, the dimmer the object. Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, has a magnitude of -1.46, for example.
The full Moon has a magnitude of about -13.
T Coronae Borealis is expected to jump to magnitude +2 during the nova event, which would make it similar in brightness to the North Star, Polaris.
It could be visible to the naked eye for several days and potentially visible for over a week through binoculars.
It will then dim again and could remain so for another 80 years, making this a potential once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event.
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https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/t-coronae-borealis-nova
https://www.astronomy.com/observing/how-to-see-t-coronae-borealis-the-brightest-nova-of-the-generation/
Blaze Star to go nova soon! Here’s how to see it
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EarthSky Voices
June 7, 2024
A famous variable star – T Coronae Borealis, or Blaze Star – should become visible to the unaided eye in 2024.
It could be a once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity, since the star only becomes bright enough to see without optical aid every 80 years.
This star last erupted in 1946. And astronomers believe it will do so again between now and September 2024. Learn how to spot its constellation now. Then prepare to be amazed when the “new” star, or nova, pops into view.
Do you want to see the most recent reports of T Coronae Borealis’ brightness? Check the AAVSO here
https://app.aavso.org/webobs/results/?star=000-BBW-825&num_results=200
https://earthsky.org/space/a-new-star-from-a-nova-outburst-is-expected-soon/
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