You Won’t Want To Miss This: Once In A Lifetime Veiwing Opportunity

Photo: NASA

A star system, located 3,000 light-years away from Earth, is predicted to become visible to the unaided eye soon. This could be a once-in-a-lifetime viewing opportunity as the nova ouburst only occurs about every 80 years. T Coronae Borealis, or T CrB, last exploded in 1946, and astronomers believe it will do so again between February and September 2024.- NASA

A conceptual image of how to find Hercules and his mighty globular clusters in the sky created using a planetarium software. Look up after sunset during summer months to find Hercules! Scan between Vega and Arcturus, near the distinct pattern of Corona Borealis. Once you find its stars, use binoculars or a telescope to hunt down the globular clusters M13 and M92. If you enjoy your views of these globular clusters, you’re in luck – look for another great globular, M3, in the nearby constellation of Boötes.
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I do wish we had a more narrowed time frame. Just gotta keep an eye out for it in the night sky over the next coming months.

I live in Illinois and even though I missed the 2017 eclipse I didn’t miss this past one. Here in Illinois we have had quite a display in the sky’s. Something I thought I would never get to see, The Northern Lights due to the intensity of the geomagnetic storm.

The Northern lights over Tennessee Photo by Zack Taylor

Northern Lights over Illinois Photo by me

Northern Lights Over Illinois photo by Me

Northern Lights Over Illinois Photo by Abbey Taylor

I really hope I get to see that Nova too.