I look forward to your next observations on it Orestis.
Just clarifying that this is a nova event, not a supernova.
Still a violent explosion but not the most violent (as you thought) as in a supernova where the star detonates itself.
But still just as exciting to see with our own eyes
But one day if it exceeds the Chandraseikhar limit, kaboooooom! Asta-la-vista babyyy.
Bob King explains this event really well:
"Just as there’s more than one type of tea, there are different kinds of novae. All involve close binary stars with a compact white dwarf stealing gas from its companion. The gas ultimately funnels down to the surface of the dwarf where it’s compacted by gravity and heated to high temperature on the star’s surface until it ignites in an explosive fireball. This is what you see when you look at a nova – a gigantic bomb going off.
Just to be clear, a nova doesn’t involve the destruction of the star, only a “shock to the system”. A supernova is a different beast entirely, resulting in the complete annihilation of a white dwarf or supergiant star. If a white dwarf accumulates too much matter from a companion and crosses the Chandrasekhar Limit, it can sidestep the nova stage and go straight to supernova."
- See more at:
http://astrobob.areavoices.com/2013/....3L1S7QhK.dpuf