A rare ‘recurrent nova’ event is visible to the unaided eye in the constellation of Ophiuchus this week. RS Ophiuchi (RS Oph) is a recurrent nova system, located about 5 000 light-years away from Earth, with a recurrence rate of about 15 – 20 years. Its…… Read more »
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Source: The Watchers » Space News