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Nuclear ashes and outflow in the eruptive star Nova Vul 1670

Menten, Karl M.; Kraus, Alexander; Hajduk, Marcin +3 more

CK Vulpeculae was observed in outburst in 1670-1672 (ref. 1), but no counterpart was seen until 1982, when a bipolar nebula was found at its location. Historically, CK Vul has been considered to be a nova (Nova Vul 1670), but its similarity to `red transients', which are more luminous than classical novae and thought to be the results of stellar c…