I thought it was a bit abrupt and sad when the news host did that. The guest was just trying to explain what it was and was quite excited about it. I understand that for broadcasts we are on a tight schedule but still-tone and timing matter!
We don't have that report, we also don't have time to finish the interview, and we won't mention the date we expect it to happen. Good luck and cheerio everyone.
fire your producer. Poor news reader didn't have the info she needed, and was rushed to wrap up the interview, so the interviewee was rushed and didn't have a chance to give enough information for any of this 3 minute video to be in any way useful you would have been better off watching dead air
BBC We don’t have that report and we’re out of time so we won’t be explaining an event that takes place every 80 years or so. Thank you cheerio bah bye
My main question was what gave the idea T CrB would explode every 80 years. Wikipedia has the answer: T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), nicknamed the Blaze Star, is a binary star and a recurrent nova about 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis. It was first discovered in outburst in 1866 by John Birmingham, though it had been observed earlier as a 10th magnitude star. It may have been observed in 1217 and in 1787 as well. In February 1946 a 15-year-old schoolboy from Wales named Michael Woodman observed a flare up, subsequently writing to the Astronomer Royal and leading to the theory that the star flares each 80 years. T CrB normally has a magnitude of about 10, which is near the limit of typical binoculars. Well documented outbursts have been seen twice, reaching magnitude 2.0 on May 12, 1866 and magnitude 3.0 on February 9, 1946, though a more recent paper shows the 1866 outburst with a possible peak range of magnitude 2.5 ± 0.5. Even when at peak magnitude of 2.5, this recurrent nova is dimmer than about 120 stars in the night sky. It is sometimes nicknamed the Blaze Star. On 20 April 2016, the Sky & Telescope website reported a sustained brightening since February 2015 from magnitude 10.5 to about 9.2. A similar event was reported in 1938, followed by another outburst in 1946. By June 2018, the star had dimmed slightly but still remained at an unusually high level of activity. By mid-2023, it faded by 0.35 magnitude; the lowest brightness seen since 2016. A similar dimming occurred in the year before the 1946 outburst, indicating an eruption before September 2024. As of January 2025, such a nova has not yet been observed, although it is believed to be imminent
"Dazzling celestial light show." Meaning a star previously much too dim to see with the naked eye will for a short time become visible, but still dimmer than about 120 visible stars (about half of them above the horizon at the same time), and 1/40th the brightness of the brightest star, Sirius.
Seriously, at what point does one cross the line from exaggeration into outright lies? It feels like flat-out disinformation to refer to this as a dazzling light show.
T Coronae flared up in 1866 and 1946 which is 80 years. There is no other records of this star flaring before then so evidence of another outburst in 2026 is very tenuous to say the least. It will hardly be spectacular to anyone but astronomers as the 1866 event was only second magnitude and the 1946 flare up was even fainter so anyone not familiar with the night sky will not notice anything strange if past performances are anything to go by.
What sort of a shit show is this? Something that happens every 80 years, so none of us will see it again, ‘oh sorry we don’t have that report’, then giving the expert no time to speak and rushing her to finish AND THEN, not even saying when we can see it. I would say shame on the BBC, but then this is them all over nowadays. Disgraceful.
I always enjoy Astronomers, they are always so excited when they report these events. Well done Jenifer! and, BBC, I'm NY Toms very British/Brazilian future wife MD
Describing this event as a "dazzling light show" when there will be over 120 brighter stars even when it is at max brightness is the exact type of reporting that is corrosive to the public's interest in space and science in general. It's not even exaggeration, it is a LIE to describe this as a dazzling light show. You are LYING to people and a public broadcaster should do better. If you don't understand the event you're reporting on, don't cover it at all, because this is actively harmful and sets people for disappointment.
That scientist is great. Such a clear and hypnotizing explanation of this phenomena. It's nice to not feeling like the scientist had to dumb things down too much for once.
Legacy media is sooooo yesterday. I gave it a listen because it seemed interesting, but the over produced packaged format with a minuscule time limit just reminded me of why I never ever watch mainstream media. Never again.
this does not change the fact that in Australia there are 48 million kangaroos and in Uruguay there are 3,457,380 inhabitants. So if the kangaroos decide to invade Uruguay,each Uruguayan will have to fight 14 kangaroos
Modern media is so obsessed with selling adverts it all tastes like fast food anymore. Thanks BBC for taking a very interesting story and turning it into a cheeseburger.
It's going to be for folks like me who live in the cities surrounded by street light, but I will try. It's so nice to hear someone talking about something so interesting,
A white dwarf star does not explode unless the condition is right one being in a binary star system when it can't hold itself against gravity This leads to a thermonuclear runaway reaction, causing a violent explosion known as a Type Ia supernova.
@kieranbryant1183 I know this. And in result of that, the white dwarf is supposed to become a neutron star after the supernova. Type 1a supernova happens when a white dwarf reaches the chandrasekhar limit, then it explodes and a neutron star remains in the center. But this one explodes again and again, while keeps being a white dwarf...
@@ConnoisseurOfExistence - It gravitationally attracts material from its companion star and when it reaches about 80 years worth, it puffs off in a nova. It is the accumulated dust that reaches a tipping point and blows, not the star itself.
It won't be a Supernova but a Recurrent Nova, this means the star expels it's outer atmosphere in cycles of a few decades to centuries. A Supernova would kill the star.
If ever there was an advert for the omnishambles that is BBC News now, this is it. Fancy being in their socials team and thinking this is perfectly fine to clip for the world to see.
It already has, but the light you are expecting is nearing the end of a 3000 year journey to your eyes. And it is more of a fizz than a pop - as it brightens and then dims over about a week. Not a light show as the clickbait spinning beeb whould have you think.
Yeesh that is poor. Far to windy outside (assuming it’s the 1st 2025 @ 3:57 when I write this) I’m surprised they didn’t give us the weather report instead of the real report wasn’t available
The stupidest shameful waste of an esteemed guest astronomer's time. Not surprising from BBC broadcasting where intelligence is not a premium but interrupting an audience's learning is. I concur: fire your producer and stick to scripts on new pavements, no too technical. Stick to something on par with, just resign and close shop. That or redo, apologize, and invite back for a full length brief discussion, with an actual competent and motivated team. Educated with concise questions would help too. BBC, revamp and don't bring your lazy apathy into the new year.
I don't know why the BBC entices us with these reports... in Britain, with its constant murky, dirty-grey cloud cover, you've as much chance of seeing it as Lord Lucan riding Shergar in the 3.20 in Atlantis.
They only people interested in this are scientists. The rest of us don't give a rats ass. Stop playing with your shiny toys and start working on our planets problems.
Quick cool and professional response from the presenter to change the tack of the interview, after being sold a dummy by her producer. If I knew what day to look out for this phenomenon it might help but the sad thing is it’s cloudy 19 days out of 20 where I live so I will look out for it on TH-cam and stay in bed .
are you 12? How does a star system brightning affect your life. Those politicians can and will affect your life. FYI, the BBC will always offer a platform to the biggest slimeball politician - just for the sake of a ballanced argument - then - when they wan't to bury a scandal by not reporting it, they will roll out some science news as you see here.
Some people seem to have no clue what live TV is. Ai gonna eat most of us in no time. That being said, the data from this should be interesting. Again, those expecting reality to be a movie will be disappointing.
Why do news programs pretend there's an exact schedule they need to keep to? Maybe in the days when TV had commercial breaks. I haven't watched TV for at least 10 years, but it can't be the same in 2024 as it was back in the days when TV was the only option. Can it?
So the faith of the sun , this star , within , the solar system is to EXPAND even to Mars 😱 , it is like the Dow Jones Industrial Averadge from 7800 pts in 2009 march , to 44.000 pts , now , 😡 . Etc ....
Don't worry about it. Even if it reaches the maximum brightness possible, there will be over 120 brighter stars in the sky. Apparently this constitutes a dazzling light show for BBC.
@@Dooguk Feel better about what? About science pursuing superlatives, as opposed to systematic application? It's not scientifically necessary that humankind become extinct. Earth is big ball of molten rock that could provide humankind with practically limitless energy to meet all our needs carbon free, plus provide surplus power to desalinate, irrigate, recycle and capture carbon. Where's the BBC story on Nasa/Sandia Labs 1982, Magma Energy Project? Some cosmic firework pops off and they're all over it. Followed, no doubt, by a segment on windmills and bug salad. I don't care that I will expire long before T Cor Bor flares up again. I care that there are people around to see it.
I segni del cielo hanno sempre un significato che va cercato e compreso. Non sono soltanto fenomeni astronomici, ma un modo universale usato da Dio per comunicare con gli Uomini. Ricordiamo ad esempio la stella che guido' i Magi.
When was it not. It sold a car show to nearly every country, which consisted of dropping grand pianos on cars and berating cyclists. Oh yes and in the 60s it used a program called Zoo Quest, to poach exotic animals to populate British Zoos for profit. And I will not mention the unmentionable scandals inbetween.
Once every 80 years, but she only had 40 seconds left to explain how to see it.
I thought it was a bit abrupt and sad when the news host did that. The guest was just trying to explain what it was and was quite excited about it. I understand that for broadcasts we are on a tight schedule but still-tone and timing matter!
They have 15 bad weather uploads lined up. 😂
@@CBitsTech sounds like it was yer first go at a girl .
Yes BBC used to do stuff like this better
Podcasts are so much better
We don't have that report, we also don't have time to finish the interview, and we won't mention the date we expect it to happen. Good luck and cheerio everyone.
No one knows the date - it was possible during the summer of 2024 and for a couple years after that.
It is overdue now. Nail-biting time!
😂😂😂
fire your producer.
Poor news reader didn't have the info she needed, and was rushed to wrap up the interview, so the interviewee was rushed and didn't have a chance to give enough information for any of this 3 minute video to be in any way useful
you would have been better off watching dead air
I bet you never step foot in a tv studio.
Seriously!
@@matclairoux I wouldn't. Seems a waste of college to work there when you're there for information but are kept uninformed and know nothing.
BBC
We don’t have that report and we’re out of time so we won’t be explaining an event that takes place every 80 years or so.
Thank you cheerio bah bye
Next up 3 hours of princess kate shopping for diamonds
The out of time is because the video was probably shorter so it was a good recover from them to deliver Live like this.
😂
Just about sums it up 🙄....pathetic really
Turn left at the star, then straight on till morning
The only way home ❤
My main question was what gave the idea T CrB would explode every 80 years. Wikipedia has the answer: T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), nicknamed the Blaze Star, is a binary star and a recurrent nova about 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis. It was first discovered in outburst in 1866 by John Birmingham, though it had been observed earlier as a 10th magnitude star. It may have been observed in 1217 and in 1787 as well. In February 1946 a 15-year-old schoolboy from Wales named Michael Woodman observed a flare up, subsequently writing to the Astronomer Royal and leading to the theory that the star flares each 80 years. T CrB normally has a magnitude of about 10, which is near the limit of typical binoculars. Well documented outbursts have been seen twice, reaching magnitude 2.0 on May 12, 1866 and magnitude 3.0 on February 9, 1946, though a more recent paper shows the 1866 outburst with a possible peak range of magnitude 2.5 ± 0.5. Even when at peak magnitude of 2.5, this recurrent nova is dimmer than about 120 stars in the night sky. It is sometimes nicknamed the Blaze Star. On 20 April 2016, the Sky & Telescope website reported a sustained brightening since February 2015 from magnitude 10.5 to about 9.2. A similar event was reported in 1938, followed by another outburst in 1946. By June 2018, the star had dimmed slightly but still remained at an unusually high level of activity. By mid-2023, it faded by 0.35 magnitude; the lowest brightness seen since 2016. A similar dimming occurred in the year before the 1946 outburst, indicating an eruption before September 2024. As of January 2025, such a nova has not yet been observed, although it is believed to be imminent
Best way to see this is to wait until it gets uploaded onto youtube
Legit
But then you will be not seeing it with your own naked eyes, only through a video - somebody else's eyes. How disappointing that would be!
@@MossyMozart Been Cloudy here. Plus I like my sleep
"Dazzling celestial light show." Meaning a star previously much too dim to see with the naked eye will for a short time become visible, but still dimmer than about 120 visible stars (about half of them above the horizon at the same time), and 1/40th the brightness of the brightest star, Sirius.
Seriously, at what point does one cross the line from exaggeration into outright lies? It feels like flat-out disinformation to refer to this as a dazzling light show.
The scientific method in action. Impressive just for that.
Most city dwellers won't even be able to see it through the light pollution :(
The next event which happens every 50 years is me watching the BBC.
BBC demonstrating their lack of journalism experience again. Still waiting for the event description.
Glad that you got around to reporting on an event that NASA and other sources were discussing 6 months ago
T Coronae flared up in 1866 and 1946 which is 80 years. There is no other records of this star flaring before then so evidence of another outburst in 2026 is very tenuous to say the least.
It will hardly be spectacular to anyone but astronomers as the 1866 event was only second magnitude and the 1946 flare up was even fainter so anyone not familiar with the night sky will not notice anything strange if past performances are anything to go by.
Very detailed foreshadowing. 😁
@starsnstuff842 - Hey, Debbie Downer! Save the cold water.
The universe winked at me last night
What sort of a shit show is this? Something that happens every 80 years, so none of us will see it again, ‘oh sorry we don’t have that report’, then giving the expert no time to speak and rushing her to finish AND THEN, not even saying when we can see it. I would say shame on the BBC, but then this is them all over nowadays. Disgraceful.
I always enjoy Astronomers, they are always so excited when they report these events. Well done Jenifer! and, BBC, I'm NY Toms very British/Brazilian future wife MD
Describing this event as a "dazzling light show" when there will be over 120 brighter stars even when it is at max brightness is the exact type of reporting that is corrosive to the public's interest in space and science in general. It's not even exaggeration, it is a LIE to describe this as a dazzling light show. You are LYING to people and a public broadcaster should do better. If you don't understand the event you're reporting on, don't cover it at all, because this is actively harmful and sets people for disappointment.
That scientist is great. Such a clear and hypnotizing explanation of this phenomena.
It's nice to not feeling like the scientist had to dumb things down too much for once.
2025 has an abundance of rare celestial events! Cosmic !
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 We don't have that report!
Honestly. WHEN?!
Jenifer: I have an image you can show to your viewers...
BBC: We'll only be able to just squeeze you in, so an explanation will be fine.
was this the most useless way to hear about this?
It has been discussed for at least a year. Those interested in astronomy have been waiting in anticipation.
@MossyMozart, the point was the BBC fluffed it.
Ridiculously amateur production. It seems the newsreaders non-sensical word count was the focus, not the event.
Are we there yet dad?…..🌞
This story bounces back around every month
Legacy media is sooooo yesterday. I gave it a listen because it seemed interesting, but the over produced packaged format with a minuscule time limit just reminded me of why I never ever watch mainstream media. Never again.
this does not change the fact that in Australia there are 48 million kangaroos and in Uruguay there are 3,457,380 inhabitants. So if the kangaroos decide to invade Uruguay,each Uruguayan will have to fight 14 kangaroos
Oh dear 😲
But each Uruguayan would have one more star to look at while fighting the roos
😄
Oh God
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
When and where do I look?
Modern media is so obsessed with selling adverts it all tastes like fast food anymore.
Thanks BBC for taking a very interesting story and turning it into a cheeseburger.
In other words, you’re waiting for a star to belch!
you've got 40 seconds to explain the physics of the universe
It will be cloudy where i live and I won't be able to see it. It never fails. 😢
It's going to be for folks like me who live in the cities surrounded by street light, but I will try. It's so nice to hear someone talking about something so interesting,
Why the white dwarf explodes without becoming a neutron star and then collects material again?
A white dwarf star does not explode unless the condition is right one being in a binary star system when it can't hold itself against gravity This leads to a thermonuclear runaway reaction, causing a violent explosion known as a Type Ia supernova.
@kieranbryant1183 I know this. And in result of that, the white dwarf is supposed to become a neutron star after the supernova. Type 1a supernova happens when a white dwarf reaches the chandrasekhar limit, then it explodes and a neutron star remains in the center. But this one explodes again and again, while keeps being a white dwarf...
@@ConnoisseurOfExistence - It gravitationally attracts material from its companion star and when it reaches about 80 years worth, it puffs off in a nova. It is the accumulated dust that reaches a tipping point and blows, not the star itself.
@@MossyMozart This is the way class 1a supernova is supposed to happen - by accretion of material from a companion star by a white dwarf.
Did she even have time to say the word Supernova?
It won't be a Supernova but a Recurrent Nova, this means the star expels it's outer atmosphere in cycles of a few decades to centuries. A Supernova would kill the star.
A nova, not a supernova.
So, like the constellation equivalent of Old Faithful.
Yes! You get it.
"Looks cool but I know a better viewing spot outside town, so next time we can go there and watch."
-Frieren, probadly.
we don't have that report
Back to searching for UAP footage 😆... 🧐
If ever there was an advert for the omnishambles that is BBC News now, this is it. Fancy being in their socials team and thinking this is perfectly fine to clip for the world to see.
they gonna send baby Superman our way
I remember being taught "arc to arcturus" in Astronomy at school! so excited!
Arc to Arcturus and arc again to Spica.
When does the thing pop?
They didn't say. I guess that info was in the report they didn't have. :/
They don't know excactly. They only know it will be soon (relatively speaking). It could be tomorrow or it could be in a few years.
It already has, but the light you are expecting is nearing the end of a 3000 year journey to your eyes. And it is more of a fizz than a pop - as it brightens and then dims over about a week. Not a light show as the clickbait spinning beeb whould have you think.
Jennifer did very well considering.
This is amazing. Jennifer is great. Thank you.
Originally, the nova was expected to go by September, but did not. Waiting with baited breath!
We’re seeing a lot of rare celestial events…
Yeesh that is poor. Far to windy outside (assuming it’s the 1st 2025 @ 3:57 when I write this) I’m surprised they didn’t give us the weather report instead of the real report wasn’t available
Is this a sophisticated way of forecasting overcast for the next month?
What's new? A nova!
That astronomer has that vocal gravel…
The stupidest shameful waste of an esteemed guest astronomer's time. Not surprising from BBC broadcasting where intelligence is not a premium but interrupting an audience's learning is. I concur: fire your producer and stick to scripts on new pavements, no too technical. Stick to something on par with, just resign and close shop. That or redo, apologize, and invite back for a full length brief discussion, with an actual competent and motivated team. Educated with concise questions would help too. BBC, revamp and don't bring your lazy apathy into the new year.
El Tema de Este Reportaje Está Realmente Increíble.
I don't know why the BBC entices us with these reports... in Britain, with its constant murky, dirty-grey cloud cover, you've as much chance of seeing it as Lord Lucan riding Shergar in the 3.20 in Atlantis.
3:00 google sky map.
Is it the same as supernova? Get to the point.
The News reporter really cracked me up 😂
One of the BBC's better reports of late (cough)
Yup gotta say.. one of the weakest reports I've ever seen lol
Won't see anything due to cloud cover
The thing I like about TH-cam is that the experts can have their own channel and expose their themes for as long as they can.
Jenifer your a star.👍❤️
Why not use the real name 'Morgannwg' ?
They only people interested in this are scientists. The rest of us don't give a rats ass. Stop playing with your shiny toys and start working on our planets problems.
Quick cool and professional response from the presenter to change the tack of the interview, after being sold a dummy by her producer. If I knew what day to look out for this phenomenon it might help but the sad thing is it’s cloudy 19 days out of 20 where I live so I will look out for it on TH-cam and stay in bed .
BBC would rather spend 30 minutes babbling about squabbling MPs who don’t mean anything to the universe than this rare cosmic event.
are you 12? How does a star system brightning affect your life. Those politicians can and will affect your life.
FYI, the BBC will always offer a platform to the biggest slimeball politician - just for the sake of a ballanced argument - then - when they wan't to bury a scandal by not reporting it, they will roll out some science news as you see here.
We don't have that report, and in other news, Huwary Edwards is roaming the streets!
"white dwarf" ( in french , they say , une naine blanche ) .
Type 1a supernova?
No, a recurring nova with about an 80 year cycle.
Quite frankly, if I have look up a constellation tutorial and do calculus to see it, I don't care.
Some people seem to have no clue what live TV is. Ai gonna eat most of us in no time.
That being said, the data from this should be interesting. Again, those expecting reality to be a movie will be disappointing.
Eh. It’ll probably rain. ☹️
Expected it to happen this summer already... nothing yet.
That report said expected within thw next 2 years.
Why do news programs pretend there's an exact schedule they need to keep to? Maybe in the days when TV had commercial breaks. I haven't watched TV for at least 10 years, but it can't be the same in 2024 as it was back in the days when TV was the only option. Can it?
No it's far worse, they will rush a prominent news report only to calmly promote a new episode of Dr Who by means of a science segue.
Time limit lol
The sky in the UK is dismal so the lucky Brits won't get to see a thing other than low dark cloud.
My mate Barry is a white dwarf
So the faith of the sun , this star , within , the solar system is to EXPAND even to Mars 😱 , it is like the Dow Jones Industrial Averadge from 7800 pts in 2009 march , to 44.000 pts , now , 😡 . Etc ....
Knowing my luck it will explode and I'll miss it, or the sky will be too cloudy.
Don't worry about it. Even if it reaches the maximum brightness possible, there will be over 120 brighter stars in the sky. Apparently this constitutes a dazzling light show for BBC.
Someone record it so i can watch it at a convenient time.
The good old BBC… not
Aurora Borealis at this time of day?
In this part of the country?
localized entirely within your kitchen!?
Yes!
May I see it?
Corona Borealis ... is a Constellation .
The star in question is named Jacobs Star .
Tremendous reporting skills
I will sleep through this like i did the northern lights everytime
Kp7 at 0600.....
BBC is getting increasingly chaotic :/
🔥🔥☄🔥🔥
nope, not watching......i saw the day of the triffids as a kid.........i know how this ends
It's even more special than that, because by the next time it happens - humans might well be extinct!
Most of us here now will be. Feel better?
@@Dooguk Feel better about what? About science pursuing superlatives, as opposed to systematic application? It's not scientifically necessary that humankind become extinct. Earth is big ball of molten rock that could provide humankind with practically limitless energy to meet all our needs carbon free, plus provide surplus power to desalinate, irrigate, recycle and capture carbon.
Where's the BBC story on Nasa/Sandia Labs 1982, Magma Energy Project? Some cosmic firework pops off and they're all over it. Followed, no doubt, by a segment on windmills and bug salad. I don't care that I will expire long before T Cor Bor flares up again. I care that there are people around to see it.
Have been waiting for 8 months so....
You are truly insignificant..
LOL same
They had said September so 3 months now
They said expeted within 2 years. There is no exact in this.
I segni del cielo hanno sempre un significato che va cercato e compreso. Non sono soltanto fenomeni astronomici, ma un modo universale usato da Dio per comunicare con gli Uomini. Ricordiamo ad esempio la stella che guido' i Magi.
yada, yada, yada. This was a science topic until you popped up with your imaginary friend.
Em...what happens? What does it look like? Is it even impressive? What? Ffs
quarbity assurance.
Biblical times, more and more to come soon.
Come on -- give another minute to science and real knowkedge, and less to Trumpymuskienonsense
Corona??😂
The Big Dipper ??
That will help you locate Corona Borealis. Look for a sky map on the 'net.
Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New year......except starmer and my ex missus 😊
Both living in your head rent free
@@edz8659 please shut up.
Mask up. Ur. Not well run 😊
What a joke the BBC has become 😂😂😂
When was it not. It sold a car show to nearly every country, which consisted of dropping grand pianos on cars and berating cyclists. Oh yes and in the 60s it used a program called Zoo Quest, to poach exotic animals to populate British Zoos for profit. And I will not mention the unmentionable scandals inbetween.
She handled the situation quite well I thought, and I don't like the BBC.
Who cares
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BBC go home .leave yt