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Huge star explosion to appear in sky in once-in-a-lifetime event

Asteroid explosion, conceptual image. [AFP]

Sometime between now and September, a massive explosion 3,000 light years from Earth will flare up in the night sky, giving amateur astronomers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness this space oddity.

The binary star system in the constellation Corona Borealis -- "northern crown" -- is normally too dim to see with the naked eye.

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