T Corona Borealis: 2026 Still Waiting And Watching
The last outburst of T occurred February 9th 1946…80 years ago.
The entire world of both professional and amateur astronomy have been waiting for this event for many years. However, things really started picking up in about 2015, due to light fluctuations of the star. I have been observing the constellation on “most all” clear nights since March 2025. I’m also using my cellphone for photos which makes excellent documentation, with a before and after.
The recurrant nova star will reach naked-eye brightness for about two weeks, before going back to sleep for another 80 years.
Coordinates: RA: 15h 59m Dec. +25º 55m
The first observed outburst of T Corona Borealis occurred on the night of May 12th 1866, when the star reached the brightness of Alpha CrB…about 2.2 magnitude.
Following photos: I’ll post the most current or recent first and deleting some of the earlier ones and maintaining about five to ten photos for review.
The following photo is from wikisky.org with T marked with an X.
June 15th 2026 @ 4:15 AM (low in the western sky)
Friday April 24th 2026 @ 2:30 AM
April 14th 2026 @ 5:16 AM
April 2nd 2026 @ 4:45 AM with a full moon:
March 22nd @ 1:57 AM
I’ve deleted most of my cellphone photos from this post, but have included my first (below) from April 26th 2025:
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