See the birth of a new STAR: New 'Blaze Star' is set to ignite in the night sky 'any day now' - here's how to spot it
Daily MailThe night sky is so constant and unchanging that generations of navigators have set their course by the fixed arrangement of the stars. The 'blaze star' T Coronae Borealis is set to flare into life any day now, going from invisible to as bright as the North Star overnight in a spectacular nova. The blaze star will appear in a faint constellation called the Northern Crown, or Corona Borealis, between the constellations of Boötes and Hercules. Stargazers will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the birth of a new star as the 'Blaze Star' T Coronae Borealis flares into life From that star, which is called Arcturus, look to the North East on the same level and you should spot another bright star called Vega. The blaze star should appear halfway between this star and another bright star to the North East called Vega One of those stars is a vast but cool red giant, while the other is a white dwarf - a hot, dense remnant of a dead star about the size of the Earth but containing the same mass as our Sun.
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