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A nova, briefly visible in southern skies | Space – POP TIMES UK

A nova is a star that suddenly pops into view. Early stargazers thought they were new stars. Today, we know differently. Image via Ernesto Guido (@comets77 on Twitter). Veteran comet hunter Robert McNaught from Coonabarabran, Australia, must have been perplex…

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A nova is a star that suddenly pops into view. Early stargazers thought they were new stars. Today, we know differently. Image via Ernesto Guido (@comets77 on Twitter).
Veteran comet hunter Robert McNaught from Coonabarabran, Australia, must have been perplexed and then surprised and then delighted when he noticed something peculiar on CCD images of the night sky, taken July 15, 2020. It was a faint, but visible star where none had appeared before. Such a star is called a nova, from a Latin wor…

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