Subj : Stargazing News - August 22nd, 2024
To   : CJ
From : Rixter
Date : Wed Aug 21 2024 20:08:57


> Thursday, August 22, 2024 

> T CrB the Blaze Star (overnight)

> In late August, the distinctive constellation of Corona Borealis (the
> Northern Crown) sits halfway up the western evening sky, about 20 degrees to
> the northeast of the bright star Arcturus. A circle of seven stars
> approximately 7 degrees in diameter forms a tiara festooned by the bright
> star Alphekka or "jewel". The star T Coronae Borealis, nick-named the Blaze
> Star, is a
> recurrent nova that explodes on average, every 80 years. The binary system,
> which is located approximately 3,000 light-years from our sun, consists of a
> white dwarf star closely orbiting a red giant and drawing mass from it. Most
> of the time the combined star system shines at magnitude 10. During an
> outburst, which is predicted to occur sometime before the end of this year,
> the star?s brightness leaps to magnitude 2.0, equal to nearby Alphecca. T CrB
> is located 1 degree southeast of magnitude 4.12 star Epsilon CrB. Observe it
> frequently to catch its outburst, which typically brightens over hours, peaks
> for half a day, and fades days later.

> (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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Very interesting. It keeps exploding over and over.
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