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Coming Soon* : Visible Nova!
Anticipate a rare "new" star that will be visible to the naked eye when the outer layer of the star T Coronae Borealis explodes! Image it with your cell phone.
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-Chuck Bueter
Events 2025
Astronomers predict a "new" star--a nova--will emerge in the constellation Corona Borealis. Capture before-and-after images of the celestial phenomenon as a cannibal star explodes from gluttony.
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The 15th Annual Michiana Star Party moves to Potawatomi Wildlife Park for the weekend before Halloween, October 23-26, 2025. Register for on-site camping or just get a Daily pass. This is a great introduction for newcomers to telescopes and techniques for astro-imaging.
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Join me at the 15th Annual Michiana Star Party in Potawatomi Wildlife Park on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Hear a ghoulish tale of Corona Borealis and get a "before" image of the nova site. Bring your carved Corona Borealis pumpkin (Pumpkinova) to the star party (or send photo).
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Capture the arc of the sun from solstice to solstice with a pinhole camera.
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At 250 light years away, the star Spica is America's Semiquincentennial Star. Light that left Spica in 1776 at the founding of the nation, traveling at 186,00 miles per second, is just now reaching our eyes.
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For astronomy events in our northern Indiana region, see the Michiana Astronomical Society. Local observing is available from the dark skies of Dr. T.K. Lawless Park in Vandalia, MI.
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