Skygazers are in for a rare treat as a “once-in-a-lifetime” celestial event is set to occur
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A star known as the Blaze Star, or T Coronae Borealis, is expected to reappear in the night sky for the first time in nearly 80 years
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This star, which was last seen from Earth in 1946, was predicted to become visible in September, and astronomers now believe it could appear at any moment
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This star, which was last seen from Earth in 1946, was predicted to become visible in September, and astronomers now believe it could appear at any moment
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The phenomenon is caused by a long-dead star, located 3,000 light-years from Earth, reigniting in a spectacular explosion that will shine as brightly as the North Star
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The nova will be visible for only a few days before fading from view and disappearing for another 80 years
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The Blaze Star was first recorded in 1217 in Germany by a man named Burchard from Ursberg
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Burchard described it as “a faint star that for a time shone with great light.”
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Skygazers can locate the nova by finding the two brightest stars in the Northern Hemisphere—Arcturus and Vega—and drawing a straight line that points toward the Northern Crown constellation