Nova Sagittarii 2015 No. 2, P-K

Nova Sagittarii 2015 No. 2

Nova Sagittarii 2015 No. 2, P-K

Nova Sagittarii 2015 No. 2

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This nova is a white dwarf star whose thin surface layer underwent a hydrogen-fusion explosion causing it to brighten significantly.

In the last 2 or 3 weeks it has increased in brightness by more than 20 orders of magnitude. It is actually naked-eye visible from just outside my house in the hills of Adelaide, South Australia. How bright is it going to get???

Does anyone know how far away it is?

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Nova Sagittarii 2015 No. 2, P-K