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  • The Blaze Star Is About to Explode—And You Might See It With Your Naked Eyes

    03/22/2025 6:54:51 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 35 replies
    Daily Galaxy ^ | March 22, 2025 | Lydia Amazouz
    The long-awaited Blaze Star could erupt as a visible nova on March 27, 2025, lighting up the night sky in a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic show. ============================================================================== For the first time in nearly a century, Earth’s night sky may soon be lit up by one of nature’s rarest celestial events: a nova visible to the unaided eye. At the heart of this cosmic countdown is the Blaze Star, or T Coronae Borealis—a binary star system nestled within the elegant arc of the Northern Crown. After decades of quiet buildup, astronomers believe it could erupt any night now. If it does, stargazers around...
  • STARS ESCAPE FROM ASTRONOMICAL ZOO

    05/03/2003 12:33:42 AM PDT · by Swordmaker · 67 replies · 618+ views
    Thoth-l Volume VII-3 ^ | 4/2/2003 | Don Scott
    STARS ESCAPE FROM ASTRONOMICAL ZOODon Scott The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) site has run several discussions of the "variable star" V838 Monocerotis. Today they have another one. Astronomy Picture of the Day - V838 Monocerotis but also see Astronomy Picture of the Day - V838 Light Echo: The Movie They include comments like, "V838 Mon may be a totally new addition to the astronomical zoo." I object to this "new" characterization. This zoo animal disproves standard fusion models. In fact this star (together with several others) simply demonstrates stellar evolution wholly NOT in keeping with thermonuclear stellar theory....