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This bright nova is making a rare appearance. How to glimpse it in Michigan
If you thought you saw a new star in Michigan's night sky recently, you may have glimpsed V462 Lupi, a rare nova in the Lupus constellation.
The stellar explosion from one of Lupus' dim stars took on a very bright appearance, first spotted by astronomers in mid-June, according to Though viewing was strongest in the southern hemisphere, the Lake Superior area in northern Michigan observed the rare celestial object, per Sky & Telescope.
Here's what to know.
A nova is a stellar explosion in a binary system of two stars orbiting each other, per NASA.
This classical nova formed from a dim star in the Lupus constellation, according to
Astronomers at Ohio State University first observed the bright object on June 12, per Live Science. An astronomer at the University of Cape Town in South Africa then identified it as a classical nova on June 16.
This constellation, Latin for wolf, can be found in the southern hemisphere in the night sky, according to Constellation Guide. Lupus is between Centaurus and Scorpius.
Nova V462 Lupi has been observed around Lake Superior, per Sky & Telescope.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: How a nova made this star appear bright
