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"Any night now, a “new star” or nova will appear in the night sky. While it
won’t set the sky ablaze, it’s a special opportunity to see a rare event that’s
usually difficult to predict in advance.
The star in question is T Coronae Borealis (T CrB, pronounced “T Cor Bor”). It
lies in the constellation of the northern crown, prominent in the Northern
Hemisphere but also visible in the northern sky from Australia and Aotearoa New
Zealand over the next few months.
Most of the time T CrB, which is 3,000 light years away, is much too faint to
be seen. But once every 80 years or so, it brightly erupts.
A brand new star suddenly seems to appear, although not for long. Just a few
nights later it will have rapidly faded, disappearing back into the darkness."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
