Phenomenon
Optical Transient
Any short-lived brightening in visible light.
Catch-all class for transient brightenings detected in the optical, ranging from supernovae and novae to TDEs and luminous red novae.
Overview
Catch-all class for transient brightenings detected in the optical, ranging from supernovae and novae to TDEs and luminous red novae.
See also
Bolide
A fireball that explodes in flight.
Gravitational Microlensing
A foreground object briefly brightening a star.
Einstein Ring
A perfect ring of lensed light.
X-ray Nova
A short-lived X-ray binary outburst.
Radio Transient
Any short-lived burst of radio emission.
Rainbow
Atmospheric optical or sky phenomenon visible from the ground.