Reply To: Preparing for the eruption of T CrB

[David Nicholson]

Hi all,

This popped up on my news feed:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2025/03/20/a-star-may-explode-next-week-in-once-in-80-years-event—what-to-know/

Which seemed to have a somewhat accurate prediction of eruption of TCrB on Thursday 27th March. I thought it was bit sensationalist/click baity but they did link to a paper (of which I haven’t reviewed in detail):

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/ad8bba/ampdf

But in the abstract it is stated:

It is predicted that the next eruption should
appear around 27 March or 10 November 2025, or later.

Which is hedging ones bets I think! Although the article has taken “around 27 March” to mean “on 27 March”.

I suppose some exposure to the general public is good, even if it is setting people up for disappointment?

Dave