T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), popularly known as the "Blaze Star," is surely on the verge of a rare and dramatic brightening.

A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in ... created using planetarium software. Look up after sunset during summer months to find Hercules, then scan between Vega and Arcturus ...

We see what's left---red, orange, and yellow light ... and scattering to interpret what different types of stars would look like during a sunset including cooler, smaller stars like Barnard's ...