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Huge star explosion to appear in sky in once-in-a-lifetime event (phys.org)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The last reoccurrence was after 80 years in 1946, I wonder why they are expecting it 2 years early?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

According to Wikipedia:

In March or April 2023, it dimmed to magnitude 12.3. A similar dimming occurred in the year before the 1946 outburst, indicating that it will likely erupt between April and September 2024.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

They did said "80 years or so" and "around 80 years", maybe they did their calculation and predicted that this year is likely the time that it happen. They did give a huge margin of when it will happen though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I love that “recurrent nova” is a phrase.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Novas can recur. Supernovas cannot

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I wonder if there's a way to get an alert or something so I don't miss it. I tried searching for one but so far no luck.