See an Exploding Star in 2024 | August 12 - August 18 | Star Gazers
HI STAR FRIENDS!
YALL SLID INTO OUR DMS TO ASK, SO HERE I AM: LETS TALK ABOUT A NEW EXPLODING STAR!
T. CORONAE BOREALIS, AKA THE BLAZE STAR EXPLODES ABOUT EVERY EIGHTY YEARS, AND ITS DUE!
NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY, BUT AT SOME POINT SOON WELL ALL SEE NOVA IN THE SKY HERES WHERE YOU SHOULD LOOK HIT THE DARKNESS AT 10PM AND FIND ARCTURUS IN THE WEST.
USE THE BIG DIPPER AND ARC TO ARCTURUS IN BOOTES!
NEXT PICK OUT THE KEYSTONE OF HERCULES, HERE.
CORONA BOREALIS IS IN-BETWEEN!
AT SOME POINT BY SEPTEMBER 2024 BLAZE SHOULD EXPLODE, BECOMING ABOUT AS BRIGHT AS THE NORTH STAR!
BLAZE IS A WHITE DWARF ORBITING AN UNSTABLE RED GIANT THAT EJECTS HOT MATTER OFF ITS SURFACE.
THE WHITE DWARF PICKS UP THE MATTER BUT EVENTUALLY CANT TAKE ANY MORE AND EXPLODES SO RELATABLE!
THIS RECURRING NOVA IS ONE OF FIVE IN OUR GALAXY, SO CHECK IT EVERY NIGHT, AND CHECK OUR NERDY NEWS.
KEEP LOOKING UP!
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