Blaze Star
T Coronae Borealis
The Blaze Star is a recurring nova (not a supernova) in the constellation Corona Borealis. It also known as T Coronae Borealis or T CrB for short. A nova event is expected any day now. The star will suddenly brighten up to a similar luminosity as Polaris (North Star). The next occurance is expected in 2104.
We have captured this image a few days before; T CrB is in the lower left corner.
Technical details
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Telescope | Skywatcher Esprit 100ED (f/5.5) |
| Filter | Astrodon LRGB Gen2 E-Series |
| Coma corrector | - |
| Field flattener | Skywatcher Esprit (1x) |
| Camera | QHYCCD 268m, -15°C, Mode 5, Gain 56, Offset 5 |
| Resolution | 6252x4176 |
| Light frames | L: 18 (20s), 6m |
| R: 18 (20s), 6m | |
| G: 18 (20s), 6m | |
| B: 18 (20s), 6m | |
| 24m total | |
| Flat frames | 16 each |
| Darkflat frames | - |
| Dark frames | - |
| Bias frames | - |
| Location | Kalkalpen Nationalpark, Austria |
| Local time | 2024-08-27 22:56 - 23:43 (72 frames) |
| Field of View | 2°25' x 1°37' (rotation 0°) |
| Image Center | 15h57m02s +26°23'06 |