HI STAR FRIENDS! Y’ALL SLID INTO OUR DMS TO ASK, SO HERE I AM: LET’S TALK ABOUT A NEW EXPLODING STAR! T. CORONAE BOREALIS, AKA THE BLAZE STAR EXPLODES ABOUT EVERY EIGHTY YEARS, AND IT’S DUE! NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY, BUT AT SOME POINT SOON WE’LL ALL SEE NOVA IN THE SKY HERE’S WHERE YOU SHOULD LOOK HIT THE DARKNESS AT 10PM AND FIND ARCTURUS IN THE WEST. USE THE BIG DIPPER AND ARC TO ARCTURUS IN BOOTES! NEXT PICK OUT THE KEYSTONE OF HERCULES, HERE. CORONA BOREALIS IS IN-BETWEEN! AT SOME POINT BY SEPTEMBER 2024 BLAZE SHOULD EXPLODE, BECOMING ABOUT AS BRIGHT AS THE NORTH STAR! BLAZE IS A WHITE DWARF ORBITING AN UNSTABLE RED GIANT THAT EJECTS HOT MATTER OFF ITS SURFACE. THE WHITE DWARF PICKS UP THE MATTER BUT EVENTUALLY CAN’T TAKE ANY MORE AND EXPLODES SO RELATABLE! THIS RECURRING NOVA IS ONE OF FIVE IN OUR GALAXY, SO CHECK IT EVERY NIGHT, AND CHECK OUR NERDY NEWS. KEEP LOOKING UP!