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A nova explosion may soon be visible in the night sky. Here's where and when to look (www.pbs.org)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In the second half of 2024, a nova explosion in the star system called T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, will once again be visible to people on Earth. T CrB will appear 1,500 times brighter than usual, but it won’t be as spectacular as the event in 1054.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Without reading the article, I imagine it’s a binary system where a white dwarf is siphoning gases from a star. When it reaches critical mass, it goes thermonuclear.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

You are exactly right - how could this have possibly been a guess, lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I saw a video on this and this is pretty much how I remember it explained.