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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                    2025 July 3   
        A starfield is shown with constellations annotated. The band of our   
         Milky Way galaxy runs diagonally from the upper left to the lower   
      right. Just above the image center is a faint dot that is annotated in   
      yellow -- V462 LUPI, a nova that was visible with the unaided eye last   
        week and is currently still visible with binoculars. Please see the   
                    explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                            Nova V462 Lupi Now Visible   
              Image Credit & Copyright: Matipon Tangmatitham (NARIT)   
      
      Explanation: If you know where to look, you can see a thermonuclear   
      explosion from a white dwarf star. Possibly two. Such explosions are   
      known as novas and the detonations are currently faintly visible with   
      the unaided eye in Earth's southern hemisphere -- but are more easily   
      seen with binoculars. Pictured, Nova Lupi 2025 (V462 Lupi) was captured   
      toward the southern constellation of the Wolf (Lupus) last week near   
      the central plane of our Milky Way galaxy. Nova Lupi 2025 was   
      originally discovered on June 12 and peaked in brightness about a week   
      later. Similarly, Nova Velorum 2025, toward the southern constellation   
      of the Ship Sails (Vela), was discovered on June 25 and peaked a few   
      days later. A nova somewhere in our Galaxy becomes briefly visible to   
      the unaided eye only every year or two, so it is quite unusual to have   
      two novas visible simultaneously. Meanwhile, humanity awaits even a   
      different nova: T Coronae Borealis, which should become visible in   
      northern skies and is expected to become even brighter.   
      
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