How A New Star Will Be Added To The Night Sky
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Any day now, a "new star" or nova will appear in the night sky
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While it won't set the sky ablaze, it's a special opportunity to see a rare event that's usually difficult to predict in advance
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The brightening point of light will not be a new star, but a nova eruption about 3,000 light-years from Earth
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The white dwarf and red giant constitute a binary system known as T Corona Borealis, or T CrB
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Astronomers believe that the nova will occur anytime between now and September
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T CrB repeats its eruption about every 80 years. The last time this happened was in 1946
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T CrB experienced a sudden brightening in recent years that astronomers call a "super active" phase
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It was followed by an apparent dip in activity, which signals the nova is probably imminent
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The same pattern was observed before T CrB burst in 1946 and 1866
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