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transient sky
  آسمان ِگذرا  
âsmân-e gozarâ
Fr.: ciel transitoire  

A general term for all events of astronomical nature occurring in the sky and lasting only for a relatively short duration, such as → supernova explosions, → gamma-ray bursts, → flare stars, → luminous red novae, eclipsing brown dwarfs, → tidal disruption events, etc.

See also: → transient; → sky.