June 12, 2021: Seiji Ueda discovers Nova Herculis 2021

<p>On June 12, 2021, Nova Herculis 2021 (V1674 Herculis) erupted, and was discovered by amateur astronomer Seiji Ueda of Japan. The white dwarf quickly became visible to the naked eye, surging to 10,000 times brighter than it originally had been. Its speed was unprecedented: V1674 Herculis faded from that peak brightness in just over one<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/june-12-2021-seiji-ueda-discovers-nova-herculis-2021/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"June 12, 2021: Seiji Ueda discovers Nova Herculis 2021"</span></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/june-12-2021-seiji-ueda-discovers-nova-herculis-2021/">June 12, 2021: Seiji Ueda discovers Nova Herculis 2021</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.astronomy.com">Astronomy Magazine</a>.</p>