WEBVTT

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HI STAR FRIENDS! Y’ALL SLID INTO
OUR DMS TO ASK, SO HERE I AM:

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LET’S TALK ABOUT A
NEW EXPLODING STAR!

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T. CORONAE BOREALIS, AKA THE
BLAZE STAR EXPLODES ABOUT EVERY
EIGHTY YEARS,

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AND IT’S DUE! NO
ONE KNOWS EXACTLY,

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BUT AT SOME POINT SOON WE’LL ALL
SEE NOVA IN THE SKY   HERE’S
WHERE YOU SHOULD LOOK 

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HIT THE DARKNESS AT 10PM AND
FIND ARCTURUS IN THE WEST. USE
THE BIG DIPPER AND ARC TO
ARCTURUS IN

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BOOTES! NEXT PICK OUT THE
KEYSTONE OF HERCULES, HERE.
CORONA BOREALIS IS IN-BETWEEN!
AT SOME

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POINT BY SEPTEMBER 2024   BLAZE
SHOULD EXPLODE, BECOMING ABOUT
AS BRIGHT AS THE NORTH STAR!

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BLAZE IS A WHITE DWARF ORBITING
AN UNSTABLE RED GIANT THAT
EJECTS HOT MATTER OFF ITS

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SURFACE. THE WHITE DWARF PICKS
UP THE MATTER BUT EVENTUALLY
CAN’T TAKE ANY MORE AND
EXPLODES 

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SO RELATABLE!   THIS RECURRING
NOVA IS ONE OF FIVE IN OUR
GALAXY,

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SO CHECK IT EVERY NIGHT, AND
CHECK OUR NERDY NEWS. KEEP
LOOKING UP!