File:Making a Nova.jpg

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English: Artist's conception of a binary system consisting of a white dwarf star (right) accreting hydrogen from a larger companion. This may give a nova.
Français : Vue d'artiste d'un système binaire composé d'une naine blanche (à droite) capturant l'hydrogène d'un compagnon, structure pouvant donner lieu à une nova.
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current12:08, 21 October 2005Thumbnail for version as of 12:08, 21 October 2005250 × 169 (20 KB)JoonaslDiagram of a Nova type star. from [http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/62486main_Making_a_Nova.jpg] Category:Stars

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