There’s a New Exploding Star in the Sky

A new exploding star in the sky

An erupting white dwarf in the constellation Cassiopeia should be visible with binoculars or small telescopes on a dark night.

There’s a brilliant new light shining in the constellation Cassiopeia, which pinpoints the spot where a star exploded into a radiant nova. This stellar eruption is so bright that it can be spotted with a small backyard telescope or even a pair of binoculars on a dark night.