Helium novae A helium nova (undergoing a helium flash) is a proposed category of nova event that lacks hydrogen lines in its spectrum. The absence of hydrogen lines may be caused by the explosion of a helium shell on a white dwarf. The theory was first proposed in 1989, and the first candidate helium nova to be observed was V445 Puppis, in 2000. Since then, four other novae have been proposed as helium novae.
helium novae a helium nova (undergoing a helium flash) is a proposed category of nova event that lacks hydrogen lines in its spectrum the absence of hydrogen lines may be caused by the explosion of a helium shell on a white dwarf the theory was first proposed in 1989 and the first candidate helium nova to be observed was v445 puppis in 2000 since then four other novae have been proposed as helium novae