The Star That Almost Dies Every 80 Years | Blaze Star T. Coronae Borealis

[@NearQuasar]

Its light will reach us on the cloudiest, foggiest and rainiest day

[@thekaxmax]

World-wide

[@Ytinasniiable]

As a clevelander, this hits home

[@williamfossais6503]

Thank god I live in Canada , only clear skies in the winter baby

[@superchi31]

Same here in C.A.😒

[@ProInSnow]

@@williamfossais6503 Unless you live near either of the coasts and/or in the mountains lol. I miss the clear winter days of the prairies.

[@badensnaxx5804]

1866 & no light pollution, the night sky & the explosion must have looked absolutely spectacular.

[@InstigatorDJ]

It still does if you dont stay in a cesspit.

[@auhsz9140]

@@InstigatorDJI’m sorry you don’t like cities. They don’t like you either.

[@badensnaxx5804]

I've seen the night sky, the milky way, from the Sahara & it's something to behold. You can't take your eyes away & even though it's one of the best places to view the night sky, it's still affected by a tiny amount of light pollution. It seems we can't escape it completely

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

@@InstigatorDJ Dude, just because on the Internet nobody can punch you in the face doesn't mean it's OK to behave like a jerk.

[@Mika-ph6ku]

@@badensnaxx5804gotta go to the dead center of the pacific basically to escape all light pollution…

[@tommeakin1732]

I swear, if someone with a good telescope isn't filming this star 24/7 for that exact moment where it flares up, I'll be so mad lol

[@mal2ksc]

That would have to be several someones spread around the world -- three at an absolute minimum. Thanks to a much closer star, we can't see it during the day, and twilight means that not even all of the night is usable. It will be visible during the day _after_ it goes off, but that doesn't help with watching it right now.

[@phaedrus000]

@@mal2ksc Blaze star won't be visible during the day, only at night

[@victor555117]

@@phaedrus000not för a space telescope

[@videodude8137]

Nobody will be using film! 😂

[@SonaliIslam-h8p]

​@@videodude8137 it's gonna be hard I think but someone is prob gonna hapen

[@kmb_jr]

Insane that this star is 3000 light years away. So this means 37 flares are traveling towards us at any given moment. 😭

[@user-yv6xw7ns3o]

And outwards in all directions from the source as well. Expanding shells of light.

[@chosen1one930]

That's not far at all compared to other things that have reached earth. I believe it was this year a star explosions gamma ray burst hit earth after traveling 2 billion light years. The gamma ray burst was so powerful it compressed our atmosphere. It was 2022.

[@krystianzyszczynski4115]

Here's my question, what would it look like if we jumped into a ship and traveled at the star at faster than light speed. Would we see the explosions happening faster in sequence?

[@Hawk7886]

​@@krystianzyszczynski4115considering you can't go faster than light speed, it purely depends on what fictional world you're playing in. Maybe you see everything compressed, maybe you don't see anything at all since you're moving too fast for photons to hit the ship.

[@astrumspace]

That is such a cool thought!!

[@barry7608]

I love stars and often look up at Betelgeuse and wonder if I will see it go ‘off’. One afternoon I thought I was the witness to a supernova while driving north in outback Western Australia. It was just after the sun dipped below the horizon. I looked to the beautiful orange yellow sky of the sunset and suddenly a bright spot, just like a star appeared very bright above the horizon. I struggled to think what a very bright starlike object could be. After much searching to see if any reports of sightings coincided with me, I came to a dead end. Long story short turns out it was an Iridium satellite reflecting the sun !! It was very bright but faded in minutes then gone. Very exciting but alas not a supernova or even a nova, I’ll keep watching but at 74 time is a ticking. Take care.

[@skeeterinnewjersey5256]

You weren't possibly stationed at NAVCOMMSTA Harold E. Holt at the time, by any chance?

[@LaraLinx]

The beloved glints of Iridium flares are nearly gone from Earth’s night skies, as the original set of 66 Iridium communications satellites have been "decommissioned" and are being allowed to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. There was a final launch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites back in January 2019. Sadly, the Iridium NEXT satellites do not flare. I was very lucky to see several Iridium Flares that were so bright, they were easily visible to the eye. But I have not seen another one since 2011-2012. I hope you captured a memory like that with a photo!

[@LaraLinx]

According to their PR, Iridium has been de-orbiting the 1st generation Satellites. As of February 8th 2021, there have been 61 old Iridium satellites de-orbited. That means there are only FIVE left! ☆

[@barry7608]

Thanks for the info, no sadly I was driving and my wife had no time to get the camera AND it was 2012 around mid year. It was impressive against an already bright sunset. Just wish I had the trusty IPhone on me.

[@barry7608]

I have no idea where that is but I was driving north somewhere near Meekatharra Western Australia

[@Vile_Entity_3545]

Seeing Hale Bopp was and is probably the best thing I will ever see. Unless Betelgeuse goes supernova or another even bigger comet comes from the Oort cloud, then I am happy anyway.

[@warpdriveby]

I saw it too, and Atlas this month, but the April Eclipse and May and Oct Aurorae went straight to the top three on my list. I saw the 03 one and the Leonid outburst a few years before where we had bollides light up the sky to a bright blue/green over lake MI, yet 2024 still blew it away, for me personally. I am NOT saying the comets are less profound, they're just as rare if not more and amazing too.

[@desertwhaler]

You need to see a solar eclipse!

[@JanjayTrollface]

PRAYING for Betelgeuse in my lifetime!

[@warpdriveby]

@@desertwhaler My man! I said that too after seeing the April one from the IL/KY border (drove from WI)

[@thejuanderful]

Betelgeuse is supposed to go critical within the next 30 years. I look forward to it!

[@cihloun]

Funny way to think about it is that it has already exploded, but now we are just waiting for the light to reach us

[@M.Ramakers]

With it being 3000 light years away, it already exploded about 37 times more since the explosion we're about to see.

[@williamfossais6503]

Also another funny thought. There are probably other celestial events on their way to us that we don’t know because we can’t see the light yet

[@eric9000k]

@@williamfossais6503 Yes that is how it works.

[@harpintn]

Actually we are several explosions behind.

[@timmy7201]

Galaxy using Internet explorer on a Windows computer with a 56K modem... One has to be patient...

[@oker59]

I've been out there for months now - no Blaze star! The best way to think about it "the longer it doesn't blow up, the bigger it will be when it does blow!"

[@oker59]

Another thing I keep telling myself is "good thing we have the Hubble Space Telescope up there!"

[@jvdos]

I’m really holding out, hoping we can still see it when it blows up in North America

[@LuckieLordie]

Astronomical Edging at its best 😂

[@lolmao500]

Just like holding a fart after eating more and more spicy food

[@peacepoet1947]

The year 2024 is almost over. Cosmology is just an educated guess.

[@codmnoobtuber]

Boys we’re early so we gotta watch out for the bots and report them so the later viewers don’t have to deal with them. Edit: Scrolled down to the oldest comments and the bots are gone, mission accomplished! Also some people think reporting bots is not a good idea 😹

[@WhyIsJupiterInTheFridge]

YES, BROTHER! 🤝

[@nerd_in_space]

Yes

[@SmittenxX]

already reported two dawg its been like 15 minutes 😭

[@codmnoobtuber]

@@ViVeriVniversvmVivusVici bruh KZbin isn’t doing their job they like the bots because it drives engagement and makes them more money. It’s literally reporting a bot network that pumps out a new bot for every single comment on so many different videos and you call it snitching lmfao I guess you like being bombarded with all the spam comments

[@SoulInferno19]

Alright

[@lexpo181]

Hi Alex. l try to document and observe the T CrB for over 2 months now. I hope to see it soon! Where I'm living, in Quebec, Canada, the Corona Borealis will disappear from my night sky during the winter months... Fingers crossed to see this anytime soon. Great video! I'm glad you talk about that ;)

[@therealballer347]

Also in quebec! Hopefully I'll be able to see it within the next month...

[@Thirtyfivepercentferal]

Into the 2nd half if 2024? Bro, we got less than 90 days of 2024 left.😅

[@jvdos]

Yea.. its late. Every day I check and Its still dim AF😢

[@degariuslozak2169]

Still counts

[@drmattbarnes1371]

Chinese calendar 😂

[@WillowTitov]

It's expected to be anytime now.

[@alba8443]

Man, I surely hope the clouds clear up soon then. We’ve had a cloud cover lasting for almost 2 weeks now. Nearly missed the comet thanks to it 😢

[@isabo3556]

I'm fairly confident that when this event happens the sky in the Netherlands (where I live) will be very cloudy. As usual.

[@leflopshow]

Altijd huilen ;(

[@nickrider5220]

I'm not holding my breath for clear skies when it happens either - hello from England 👍🏻

[@jammingend3781]

Het is letterlijk aan het regenen 😭😭😭

[@Niodium]

Yes, the forecast isn't promising here in SE England. Still, we have got to see aurora this year.

[@dvb8637]

​@@leflopshowaltijd janken jij.

[@LadyAdakStillStands]

Still waiting for the cold, rainy clouds to clear in WA state. Missed Auroras, comets, asteroids, UFOs...now this most likely. 😢

[@thatg6838]

There is a channel called Mustansar Ranjha that ripped off this video... he took your narration word for word and just fed it through an Al voice.

[@Dolfo13]

😪

[@et34t34fdf]

I really want to witness a supernova, but our lives on this planet are nothing compared to how much time the processes in the universe takes, so i know the chances are slim.

[@jonnylightbody301]

Betelgeuse bro will be the only one we will have a chance of seeing

[@Xingmey]

there is a supernova once a day... most of them are pretty far away and not to be seen by the naked eye, but there is at least one every 24 hours

[@et34t34fdf]

​@@Xingmeyobviously one i could see with my own eyes, yes.

[@porterde08]

The time may take a long time. But it literally happens daily. Just too far to see. It’s nothing about time friend. I think you need more science knowledge.

[@MutheiM_Marz]

When I thought Betelgeuse gonna blow up I realised it’s 600 ly away, If it’s exploded today it will take 600 year to witness. It’s near its dead door but hell, it would take another 100,000 year.

[@roryb5512]

Man, I’ve been getting blazed for months waiting for this damn thing to blow! Still waiting…

[@williamfossais6503]

Bro watching this thing high will be mind blowing with some music on the side

[@robertanderson5092]

I recommend some Floyd

[@Flesh_Wizard]

It's just edging, wait for it

[@skiphouston7392]

1987A was type II supernova that was visible in day time skies in the southern hemisphere and is probably the most recent supernova. Certainly more recent than one from 1604. :)

[@WilliesGarden]

Learned about this months ago on Jimmy Kimmel of all places. Been out located the spot to watch every night. Was really hoping it would happen when my power in middle Ga was out for 8 days and no street lights to glare, it was a wonderful week for night watching.

[@victoriaeads6126]

There have been so many fascinating astronomical events observable by us amateur enthusiasts recently! It's wonderful!!

[@puravidadew7031]

I hope somebody has a telescope trained on the star and is recording when it goes nova. It would be absolutely fascinating to watch it Explode in real time.

[@spartan2253]

Last thing I expected to hear after I turned the lights out and started listening was for you to start talking about the west of Ireland. Anyway, Ill be here in Galway, waiting. Hopefully the usual clouds dont spoil it when it does appear.

[@dvdmon]

Well, it's almost 2025 and this star hasn't gone Nova, so would be nice to have a video about why it hasn't (yet).

[@DesignInkBarcelona]

I saw a Nova/ super nova (?) when I was a child but at the time I didn't realise what I had witnessed. It wasn't until many years later that I began to understand the significance of what I had seen.I was very young, it was in the mid eighties in Australia. It was the Christmas holidays and we were making our annual pilgrimage to my grandparents farm in the Northern Territory. We were travelling in a camper van bought specially for the purpose of travelling the sparse 1300 km across the Queensland and Northern Territorial outback. It would take three days where we would wake early in the morning and drive all day, until my father was too exhausted to drive any further, and we would pull over in a safe spot and sleep the night. Of course as a young child I was far too excited to sleep so I would lie in the van and stare up at the sky through the conveniently situated sunroof. This trip had been particularly eventful as during the second day of the journey, whilst traveling through some heavy road works, the vehicle we had been following threw up a large stone and smashed the tinted glass of said sunroof so I was now staring at an empty hole in the ceiling at a perfectly bright outback sky and let me assure you, there is no clearer sky as that of the remote Australian outback. My vista was narrow, literally 40 centimetres by 20 centimetres by my reckoning and I just stared wide eyed and marvelled at my small portion of night sky, the bright stars twinkling fiercely. Then, without warning, one of those stars seemed to pop, like an exploding light bulb. A sudden and unexpected flash in the. night sky. What at first would have been a mere pin prick of light in a see of darkness and other pin points expanded to what must have been at least the diameter of a 20 cent coin... in an instant the star had both seemed to grow in both polar axes but also in a circular expansion. and in the blink of an eye it was gone.I may have even questioned myself as to whether I had actually just witnessed this but as a small child I had no idea what I had seen.... but to this very day I can still see this event in my minds eye like it was yesterday, and it is only now as a 40 something year old man I can appreciate just how lucky I was, to by lying in this old beat up Bedford van, staring through a broken sun roof at a small yet unobstructed piece of sky and witness with my very own eyes, the explosion of a star... The light of this event taking god knows how many years to travel to my unexpecting eyes and it's only as an adult that I can appreciate just how rare it must be to witness such an event... I will take that memory with me to the grave.

[@gonlaserna]

Sweet and awesome story! 🙌🏼✨🌌

[@bjornfeuerbacher5514]

"What at first would have been a mere pin prick of light in a see of darkness and other pin points expanded to what must have been at least the diameter of a 20 cent coin" Neither a nova nor a supernova would produce something that big in the sky. "and in the blink of an eye it was gone" Neither a nova nor a supernova are gone in the blink of an eye, they last for several days. Whatever you saw, it was something different.

[@TheKreators]

That's a really cool story homie, but that was not a supernova you witnessed. The last one seen/recorded by humans was in 1987 in February. The last one before that was almost 400 years prior. I don't know what you saw, but it sounds cool as heck. It wasn't a supernova though.

[@MJC22.03]

Much appreciated for sharing that story @DesignInkBarcelona. I can remember so many long slow trips down to Perth to visit our grandparents every Christmas .. Fantastic fun for us kid's ...but for my folks ...pretty tuff to concentrate with 4 kids , laughing , arguing ,screaming ,farting and jumping around in the back of a stinking hot Combi Van for 12hrs. This annual pilgramage to the city was also a great camping trip because mid journey Dad would pull off the highway late at night , park up in the bush somewhere , light a small fire for mum to make a billie of tea . It is pitch black out in the bush...All of us sitting around a fire having tea and bickies. My Dad was great storyteller so scary stories about featherfoots ,or minmin lights was the norm whenever we camped in the bush or he would tell us the names of stars and the planets before winding down for a much needed snooze. ...With mum asleep in the VW's front seat ,Dad stretched out in the back of the combi and snoring like a Mack truck, ...us kids wouldn't sleep for an hour or two later.... It was far too exciting.!! So we were free to walk around in the dark ,exploring and getting up to mischief often while all taking turns sucking the guts out of a tube of Bushells Coffee and Condensed Milk sneakily pilfered from the tuckerbox . Thanks Mum & Dad. for the Beautiful memories.

[@kenkubesh3516]

I have been watching that spot since July, they expected it to happen in Sept. Now it's rainy season on Vancouver Island.

[@Markfr0mCanada]

Howdy fellow islander!

[@TedsHoldOver]

So stars can backfire just like my rusty old truck. Nice.

[@NijiflianBustock]

Your truck must have a hell of a backfire to be compared to a star

[@Targe0]

Whelp, I'll add it to the list of astrological events that I am at the wrong latitude to see. As when I look for where those constellations are relative to me, I'm looking at the floor. So I'll assume my odds of seeing it to be less than likely.

[@a64738]

It would be quite bad if the explosion is so bright that you can see it trough your floor and trough the earth lol ;)

[@bunnyfan9960]

Same man.

[@NonBinary_Star]

​@@a64738 😂😂

[@ThePsiclone]

drill a hole, you got time... :D

[@panl22]

If we trained the James Web at T CrB, would there be visible traces of past explosions, I wonder? Interesting to see since this thing may have been blowing up for eons! 🙂 Maybe faint concentric rings? Can't wait to find out.

[@Lord_Inquisitor7]

thank god we know about this thing(cant imagine how we wouldnt notice it beforehand regardless) cause otherwise a new star in the sky suddenly would really freak everyone out

[@bonty427]

No, thank Mr Birmingham!

[@MrGemaxos]

I am looking for this every night for months now, think about how suprised i was a few weeks ago as suddenly there where Auroras over germany. i had no idea that it would happen and then the sky lit up. it was just magic

[@dr3amforg3r23]

I like how you can physically hear his smile while he talks!

[@Jodie-G198]

This is good news! I missed that comet that swings around every 80,000 years. A sad few days, indeed. But I still have a chance to see something special.

[@tml721]

Was supposed to go Nova in SEPT. It's now close to NOV. 2024

[@a64738]

It can take 1000s of years more or tomorrow, hard to say...

[@XXplosiveUK]

It'll still be the same in 1000 years. I don't think ANY star has ever been correctly or accurately predicted to supernova

[@Flesh_Wizard]

It's edging

[@bjornfeuerbacher5514]

@@a64738 No, it cannot take 100s of years more. This nova explodes every 80 years. Probably you confuse this nova with the supernova of Betelgeuze.

[@bjornfeuerbacher5514]

@@johncross3195 What happened there? A nova or supernova? Certainly not - thousands of astronomers would have noticed that, and it would be all over the news. At what time did you see that? And where exactly in the sky?

[@kalef1234]

Blaze-it star. I am ready 📷🔭🍃🍃

[@baahcusegamer4530]

Still waiting for the blaze star to blaze

[@mysticalabysss]

Im blazin rn dude

[@kylebushnell2601]

Taking for evvvver lol

[@theweasy1]

Blaze star nova pool I'm calling 3/7/2025

[@anywherepcgeeks827]

I am looking forward to seeing The Blaze star. I've heard so much about it in the last few months and I am keenly aware that this is a lifetime opportunity

[@Strike_Raid]

Ca.. Corona Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen.. "Yes!" May I see it?

[@stevenswapp4768]

"No." 😂

[@In_the_shed]

@@stevenswapp4768I legit made this meme for my work colleges about 8 months ago and also had skinner say no, but added the reason below him saying it because corona boreal is is almost out of our visible field because it’s nearly behind the sun. So if the nova goes off we might not see it until February if it lasts that long

[@stevenswapp4768]

@In_the_shed nice! I love it 😆

[@gregbailey45]

Haha!

[@ReiEvangelista]

"Have you ever wish you could see a supernova up close?" No. Why the f would I want that? That's like asking if you want to see a nuke blast near your house..

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

😂 i know right

[@ieatpelicans]

Yeah.... But.... I wouldn't have to get off the couch.

[@number6223]

Duh, just duck and cover 😂

[@Mayakran]

@@ieatpelicansgot a chuckle out of me

[@donaldmack2307]

I thought the same 😂

[@NoTimeLeft_]

Love this channel so much. Keep it up. Until the heat death of the universe

[@RealNahuelBarcelo06]

Heat death not health death

[@WhyIsJupiterInTheFridge]

@@RealNahuelBarcelo06heath death not health death

[@RealNahuelBarcelo06]

@@WhyIsJupiterInTheFridge no that's wrong it's HEAT Death

[@RealNahuelBarcelo06]

Also don't blame me for misspelling health

[@Raziel1984]

Heathcliff Heathcliff no one should, terrify their neighborhood!

[@NexeL_NKC]

I was told the nova would be visible in September. I thought I completely missed it. But I guess Novae are harder to predict than previously thought.

[@maroofrahil7697]

Love your voice and how you explain.

[@ArcaneUniverse-24]

Such a detailed and engaging exploration - I learned so much! 🧠👏 Can’t wait for your next upload!

[@degariuslozak2169]

I take it this isn't gonna be visible in the Southern Hemisphere as usual

[@rocha7686]

Sadly not, such a shame.

[@Oomzilla]

Yeah no, have to travel up a bit. Not sure why though.

[@gregbailey45]

😢

[@donerskine7935]

@@gregbailey45 It's a European Plot. We Europeans control the night sky, and stop anything exciting happening in the Southern sky out of sheer meanness.

[@dream_state]

Damn watched the whole vid to figure out I won't be able to see it 😭

[@Blazeslayer394]

Tha- That’s… THATS MY STAR I’m the Blazeslayer THATS MY STAR!!!

[@CreatorsNotCreatures]

Well played Blazelayer

[@tommeakin1732]

Ngl, I don't think I've ever wanted something to die so much as I want Betelgeuse to die 😂

Yeah, so they've been saying since early September. It was supposed to happen that week, they thought. Now, while they still think it could happen any day now, they're not sure when it'll be. I kept a close watch for like 2 weeks, now I'm not even certain it'll be this year.

[@Preciouspink]

10 Trillion years, I wouldn’t want to be on that support call.

[@ilCignoTube]

At 8:25 the apparant magnitude needs to be < (not >) 6.5 in order to be visible.

[@psilimit]

I was very confused by this after the clear explanation.

[@jonahwoodward503]

The lower you go on the scale the greater the brightness is so he has it correct. In this case going down in numbers is increasing in brightness value.

[@greghodges2116]

I have to be honest, I tend to check out Astrum content when the news gets too intense

[@TrevorJC]

I really enjoyed this, I'm starting to get back into space sciences again.

[@kaltonian]

What a privileged moment in time we are about to all witness, i have just two words....... Awesomely Awesome.....!

[@beenaplumber8379]

This year alone has been extraordinary for skywatchers, especially in N America - April total eclipse, May arorae, a few comets, October aurorae - can we get a nova?

[@HitBoxMaster]

I'm betting this is one of those "Only visible in the nothern sky"

[@kaelandin]

Funny, I would say the same but worrying it was only in the southern hemisphere. Like damn, it’s already got the Magellanic Clouds…

[@stinkfinger1942]

I really, really hope there's something mighty powerful pointing towards it to record this.

[@worldsincollision]

This is one of the many reasons why I love Astrum!

[@marygraceredfield2702]

Been scanning the night sky for now Alex. Still looking. Hopefully we can see it before the constellation Corona Boreales goes bye-bye until next summer.

[@gonlaserna]

You the man Alex, thanks for the truly wonderful content! Being an astro photographer this is amazing information, will be checking this out! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼✨🌌☄️

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thank you, Alex! 💥

[@trancextend]

I really want to see this star explode! I can't miss it, not because it's a life time experience. It's just a chance to watch creations wonders. One day Ill record beatle juice explode. But thats way ahead in time.

[@bobbarclay316]

Don't expect to be able to see any of this with the naked eye.

[@Griz-j8u]

DEC 4th it is going to light UP!

[@xmj6830]

Because we can only see the past when raising our eyes, the event mentioned by Alex has already happened. What we are waiting for is the light from that explosion to reach us.

[@ThetaGraphics]

How many times has the Blaze Star nova been observed? 🤔 Is two times really enough to lock down the cycle? Or were there previous recorded observations in the 80 year intervals prior to 1866?

[@jt9602]

There are cave paintings depicting potential supernovae which might be considered the first recorded novae.

[@lilmike2710]

Those distances transcend imagination. Mind blowing how vast the universe is.

[@lilmike2710]

Or maybe it's not so vast, but we're just super tiny. 🤔 To us it's an endless universe... But in reality we're an atom in a compound in a rock, in a desert, on a planet that exists in the 4th dimension. 🤯

[@joshyoung1440]

I just learned about this and that it was supposed to arrive in summer and I'm so glad I haven't missed it.

[@Devilx4]

Still checking between the clouds in the UK, but still hasn't happened yet!

[@Add_Infinitum]

8:25 Of < 6.5 since the lower numbers mean brighter

[@MatthewBreithaupt]

You show > 6.5 but it should be < 6.5 since smaller numbers are brighter

[@jorgevillavicencio427]

The Blaze Star for the last 80 years - get off me, get off me, get off me, and finally fed up with the stuff collecting on its surface - GET OFF ME I SAY. I'VE BEEN SAYING IT FOR 80 YEARS. And a huge blast occurs. That's the way I explained to my 4 year old grandson.

[@williamhogancamp7716]

Alex, you have a wonderful voice

[@Studycase3000]

Surely Astrum will make an impromptu YT quick vid? Pweeze edit: letting us know 🥰

[@Beryllahawk]

Exciting! Definitely something I'd like to see if I have the chance. Up to now I've mostly just made minor plans around the big meteor shower in December (Geminids), because they happen right around my birthday, hehe

[@enigma51ted]

We need a James Webb telescope group of pictures of this over the last year - I need pics of the the swirling plasma exchange :)

[@maya993]

I've been on the edge of my seat for this thing to go off since about June. It's been a hell of a year with the auroras, the April eclipse, and A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Too bad S1 ATLAS plonked into the sun, lol.

[@denispol79]

Also waiting for it to happen. Catching the Blazing star on every observable night. But the ultimate dream is the Betelgeise going off, of course.

[@denispol79]

@@johncross3195 Wow, really? I'll hop real quick to remote Itelescope in Siding Springs to take a look

[@denispol79]

@@johncross3195 Wait a sec, in AU it sets more or less parallel with the Sun. And it was still visible?

[@denispol79]

@@johncross3195 I'm pretty sure what you saw was Venus. Viewing from your location. TCrB sets together with the sun, just a bit to the right from it. I just rushed to a remote telescope in AU, without realizing it, because I'm used to our northern skies, where it sets two hours after the sunset.

[@rickdeckard4213]

Also known as THE PLOUGH here in the UK. Oh and we also use minus not negative here in the UK. 🇬🇧

[@sukuna5695]

Hello Astrum!

[@MeowAdi1008]

Scientists have recently found out that Betelguese has a small star in binary, and that's why the dimming of it's light is occuring. They named it Betelbuddy. Betelguese is not as old as we think it is. So yeah it ain't going supernova any time soon

[@witchdoctor6502]

I so wish I will get to see a supernova explosion... if Betelgeuse would hurry up and explode in a decade or so that would be absolutely amazing

[@OJ-xw2oc]

It was supposed to go off in late August, and I'm still waiting😂

[@qam2024]

Problem, Earth now is almost directly on the other side of the sun. It would have been nice if it went off in August or September when it was in view but too late now. Even if it goes off now it will be lost behind glow of the sun. Hopefully it will hold off for another 2 or 3 months, but you still will have to get up early in the morning to see it.

[@GoldenTimeline711]

I view the night sky with a high powered binoculars and am amazed at what I can see.✨

[@kataseiko]

When that rolling blackout hit the US a few years ago, people called the police and reported a "strange light" in the sky. I'm happy it wasn't the moon they reported, but apparently none of them have ever seen the Milky Way. With that in mind, I don't think we'll be able to see that nova with all that light pollution. I do have the opportunity to fly to Teneriffa on short notice. It should be possible to see the stars in all their glory from near the observatory.

[@kaelandin]

I’ve always wanted to see a Bortle Class 1… or even just anything below a 4.

[@ComposerConductor]

"The second half of 2024? That's July, latest. We are almost into November. Anyway, an entertaining and informative video, nonetheless.

[@koharumi1]

It is somewhat obvious given the name of constellation in this case, but can you include which hemisphere it can be seen when you do these types of videos

[@raider3167]

Imagine being in the system when this happens, unaware you’re standing near what’s basically a stellar Halo ring

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Astronomers have discovered a rule regarding astronomical events; any astronomical event guarantees it will be cloudy in Montana 🙂

[@DrakiniteOfficial]

2:15 To my understanding, the idea that our Sun is an "average" sized star is a misconception. If I recall correctly, red dwarfs are actually the most common type of star, and therefore if you were to take an average of star sizes, you'd probably get a little bigger than the size of a red dwarf.

[@zzubra]

Red dwarfs are most common, but some stars are vastly more massive than our Sun. So, the average (I.e., mean) stellar mass is apparently reasonably close to the mass of our Sun, perhaps a little less or a little more. “Average” doesn’t necessarily correspond to “common” or “typical.”

[@DrakiniteOfficial]

​@@zzubraFair enough. To avoid this confusion, though, I'd argue that it's better to just omit the term average altogether. "Mid-sized", or to be more accurate, say main sequence star, like our sun, with around the same mass as our sun.

[@Fruitcupper]

Welding mask + binoculars. I saw sun spots today. Blew my mind

[@Radio_FM_3123]

I think it's cloudy until the end of this year !!! 😅😅😅

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

My natural worlds Bucket List- I Finally got to see a Solar Eclipse , I kind of feel like since Halley's Comet was a Huge Yawner, Betelgeuse & the Universe owes me a Super-Nova

[@selay333]

Yay yet another thing I’ll get to miss because there’s almost always clouds covering the sky I’m my area.

[@DarthGandalftheBlack]

I live in Seattle… the sky has a vendetta against the stars here 😅

[@jimcooper1251]

On his way home, just before midnight, his pace occasionally slowing...Ol' Johnny was coming home from a pub :D

[@DrakiniteOfficial]

5:00 There's no such thing as a "classic nova". What you're describing is a type Ia supernova.

[@curtisholland16]

I've never gotten to see any nova unfortunately other than a Chevy Nova lol

[@heyspookyboogie644]

I’ll never understand how people in ancient times even noticed “new” stars that weren’t on the level of super novas.

[@hypsyzygy506]

Clear skies and familiarity with constellations. Because the gods live in the heavens, and what the gods do affects us all, it is important to know what's going on up there.

[@Bern_il_Cinq]

Seasons and directions were a lot more important to survival in the past so paying attention to those sorts of things saved lives. In modern times we can mostly dismiss the cosmos for astronomers to watch as they're assure us there's nothing to worry about.

[@TorZireael]

They watched the sky all the time and there were basically no light pollution so they could see the night skies clearly.

[@tokk3]

No light pollution. And having the time to actually getting familiar with the sky in each season

[@cherubin7th]

Less brain rot

[@CliffWalker-yd8ub]

Alas. Not for us downunders this Summer. Maybe this next winter, if not too late.

[@JamesBond-vx4st]

3000 light years away ? We see it as it was 3000 years ago

[@jim-stacy]

Depends how closw you mean!

[@defeatSpace]

I wish these were in Elite Dangerous, even with the basically infinitely small chance, imagine dropping into a system and you hear "Warning! Recurrent nova imminent! Jump to safety immediately!", you'll eventually see a flash before a massive wall of relativistic fire is hurtling towards your ship, wait around too long to experience the wall of fire knocking your ship out of supercruise and completely vaporizing it.