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The event, known as a nova, will be so bright that a “new” star will seem to appear in the night sky temporarily, visible to the naked eye.

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[–] Rinzler 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

When: "But pinpointing the exact time when skywatchers will have a chance to see this “wonderful omen” is tricky business.

“It could maybe even happen tonight,” Schaefer said. “More probably it’ll be within the next couple of months, and very probably before the end of summer.”

[–] PlutoniumAcid 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So basically, we'll only hear about it after we missed it.

[–] SrNobody 3 points 8 months ago

It says it should last for a few days, so you just have to be lucky and catch the post for when it’s happening.