Huge star explosion to appear in sky in once-in-a-lifetime event (phys.org)

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[-] Tiltinyall@beehaw.org 5 points 5 months ago

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

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[-] 0v0@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 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.

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