ST. LOUIS
— Already bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, the star epsilon Aurigae
may be trembling at the brink of a powerful outburst. The fireworks, which
would be easily visible in the Northern Hemisphere, could take place by
midcentury, reported Robert Stencel of the University of Denver
on June 3 at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
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