V1500 Cygni
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V1500 Cygni or Nova Cygni 1975 was a bright nova occurring in 1975 in the constellation Cygnus. It had the second highest intrinsic brightness of any nova of the 20th century, exceeded only by CP Pupp
Nova Cygni 1975 (center), photographed at 07:00 UT August 30, 1975. Also shown are 59 Cygni (magnitude 4.8), 60 Cygni (magnitude 5.4) and 63 Cygni (magnitude 4.5)
White dwarf
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A white dwarf is a very dense type of star: in an Earth-sized volume, it packs a mass that is comparable to the Sun. A white dwarf radiates light from residual heat and eventual crystallization, not f
Artist's impression of debris around a white dwarf
Comet falling into white dwarf (artist's impression)
Artist’s impression of WD 1856b
Artist's impression of the WD J0914+1914 system