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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 1856. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Stars, Stellar Models And Concepts

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A nova, short for nova stella (new star), is a star that brightens suddenly several hundred- to a million-fold, remains bright for a few days to several months and then returns to its former, low luminosity. The spectrum, too, changes considerably along with the changing luminosity. The eruption is recurrent, although for most novae the time elapsed between outbursts is thousands to tens of thous...

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