I took a photo of a star going nova!
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- A nova occurs when a white dwarf pulls hydrogen away from a companion red giant. That gas builds up until the star reaches critical mass where it then detonates in a massive thermonuclear explosion. This type of explosion does not destroy the star system, causing the process to repeat again.
In contrast a super nova occurs at the end of a high mass stars life. This type of explosion does destroy the star and often results in a cloud of debris we call a super nova remnant nebula.
I had an opportunity to take a photo of the RS Ophiuchi recurrent nova which is approximately 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. Objects like this are not very visually impressive until you stop to think about what is happening and how rare they are. That's what makes it cool!
Location:
Right ascension 17h 50m 13.2s
Declination −06° 42′ 28″
Produced by Michael Wilson
Music by John Cola
I saw it too. i was confused and thought it was especially bright venus but after a while i knew it was something special
Thank you form making this vid
Fantastic! I wanted to try that as well. But no clear skies in the last 2 weeks and none in the foreseeable future either. Bummer summer. Happy to see your success capturing it!
Being limited by something you can't control is the real bummer with this hobby. And it's not just rain or clouds like a lot of people think. The moon phase, atmosphere quality, city light pollution.... So many things can really limit your available observing time. Here's to clear skies for you in the near future 👍
Super interesting. Does an exploding star occur over a long period of time? i think of an explosion as a rapid event. How are we able to see it for a long period of time? Thank you.
It's such a massive detonation that it actually does persist for several days to even a few weeks. There's usually an initial rapid brightening followed by a slow decay.
As an aside - That's a cool looking crate. I wouldn't mind a tour of that. Where you got it, and how you've rigged it up and organized your equipment. 🗃️🗄️📦
Sounds like an idea for a future video... Will do 👍😎
Case my name is nova
Did you recorded it? Can you do a time-lapse video?
I didn't think to do that. However I have seen something like that before. It starts off as a rapid brightening followed by a slow fading over the course of a few days. It isn't very visually impressive, until you stop to think about what it is exactly that you are seeing happening. That's what makes it cool.