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Are you a fan of the astronomical events, As the total solar eclipse and the step ofl ‘Millennium Falcon’? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that a nova megaexplosion in space will be visible for the first time in 80 years.
After eclipse 2024 and the passage of the ‘Millennium Falcon’, also known as comet 12P/ Pons-Brooks, which It can be observed at its peak this Sunday, April 21, The sky will bring a new show. The creation of a new star is expected, located 3 thousand light years from Earth, which can be observed with the naked eye.
Also known as nova, this event will happen in the constellation Corona Borealis, or Northern Crowna small semicircular arc near the constellations Bootes and Hercules, so The NASA recommends identifying them to appreciate them.
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When can we see the stellar explosion?
The T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) system or also known as “Star Blaze” exploded for the last time in 1946 and, although they did not give an exact date, astronomers believe that it will do so again between February and September of this year.
NASA scientists estimate that, once its brightness reaches its maximum, the star will be able to be observed with the naked eye for several days, and even just over a week with binoculars.
Specialists predict that the phenomenon will have a brightness similar to that of the North Star, Polaris.
Why will there be a stellar explosion?
“Blaze Star” is a binary system in the Corona Borealis, which has a dead white dwarf star and a red giant star. It is a recurring nova of the five that our galaxy has.
The POT explain what The explosion occurs when both stars are close enough so that, as the red giant becomes unstable due to increasing temperature and pressure, and begins to expel its outer layers. In turn, the white dwarf accumulates this matter on its surface.
The white dwarf’s dense, shallow atmosphere eventually warms enough to cause a “runaway thermonuclear reaction”, which produces the nova that we will see born from Earth.
What other astronomical events are expected in April?
After the passage of “Millenium Falcon”, which will be visible until April 30, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) through the Institute of Geophysics, announced that, for April 21 and 22, the lyrid star shower. It is a meteor shower that originates from the comet known as Thatcher‘ and it is expected that up to 18 meteors per hour will be observed, prior to sunrise.
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