“A once-in-a-lifetime event”
This summer we will live “once in a lifetime” phenomenon, according to NASA. We can enjoy Northern lights during June, July and August in many parts of the world. We will do this without using a telescope. A very spectacular and rare event.
This summer we’ll see a very special type of nova, named after star shine. This binary system located in the Northern Corona – approximately 3,000 light-years from our planet – and consists of a “white dwarf” (an Earth-sized star with a mass comparable to the mass of the Sun) and an “ancient red giant” losing its hydrogen due to the gravitational pull of the former .
“Hydrogen from the red giant accumulates on the surface of the white dwarf, causing a build-up of pressure and heat,” NASA said, explaining this over time.causes a thermonuclear explosion big enough to make this accumulated material fly” and so that we can see it from our homes.
In this system this phenomenon occurs every eighty years, so it will be something virtually unpublished. This phenomenon was first observed in 1217 in Germany, and the last time in 1946.
To identify the nova, experts insist on the location of the two brightest stars in the northern hemisphere, Arcturus and Vega, and in the middle of the two there will be the exact point of the thermonuclear explosion through which the star can be seen. Although NASA insists it will be visible in September at the latest, such phenomena are “unpredictable and controversial” and can occasionally occur. deviate from a learned pattern.
Although the exact date of this event is unknown, NASA knows for sure that it will be visible during these months. So we invite you to become earrings to the sky on these summer nights.
We already saw them in May
The truth is that this year we accustomed see this type of phenomena. Last May, from Andalusia to Catalonia, passing through the Valencian Community and reaching Galicia, the northern lights could be seen throughout Spain. Various meteorological and astronomical observatories, such as the Calar Alto Observatory in Almeria.what Roberto Bracero recommended in the Antena 3 News newsletter– captured the light show. Social media was also filled with impressive videos.
Historically, they have been seen from time to time in Spain. The reason they are so common now is because we are in moment of great solar activity. The publication Aemet reminds that observing the event is completely safe and unique experience that life is worth living. Don’t miss this!
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