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According to an AAVSO MyNewsFlash, the Blaze Star T CrB, in Coronae Borealis, may finally have gone nova again. This single report puts it at magnitude 3.1. Between eruptions (on a roughly 80-year period) the star sits at magnitude 10.2. In previous eruptions, in 1866 and 1946, it has brightened to magnitude 2.5 or 2.
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#TCorBor magnitude 9.6
Observed 2025-08-05 Observer: HMB
Source AAVSO
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#TCorBor magnitude 10.0
Source AAVSO, Observer: HBB on 2025-06-26
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#TCorBor magnitude 10.2
Observed 2025-06-18 -
This might become a bit tedious, but I'm checking it most days anyway. Kind of like a bot feed, but I'm the bot.
#TCorBor today: magnitude 10.2
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NB: the magnitude-reporting page for the star T Coronae Borealis is working properly again, in case you're curious to click it occasionally
I tend to peek at it most days – its magnitude drifts between 9 and 11 at this point.
Some day soon(?) it's supposed to surge up to a M2 but don't bet your nest egg on a particular date.
It's a good seven months or so overdue based on the predictions. I'm guessing 2026 myself, but we'll see!
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Thinking of the Blaze Star, a recurrent nova coming soon, I wonder how many historic moments were marked by such events.
Soon, a 'new' star will shine for 3 days before vanishing. This nova repeats every ~80 years, and recent observations show it's imminent.
#BlazeStar #ZombieStar #RecurrentNova
#TCoronaeBorealis
#NorthernCrown
#News #History
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Checking domains – these are some good ones currently available:
DidItNovaYet.com
NovaYet.com
BlazeStarGoBoom.com
UGotNova.com
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I keep checking to see if #TCoronaeBorealis has gone nova yet, but it seems like it hasn't.
Could happen any day between now and September. I'm not sure what the most definitive source is, or who will report the fastest when it happens.
Seems like a good opportunity for a single purpose website. Like maybe: hasTCoronaeBorealisGoneNovaYet.com
perhaps? Pretty small audience probably.
