A salient comment from the chat:
"Some studies suggest it may be in the carbon-burning phase, which precedes a supernova. However, even in this phase, a supernova is not expected for several decades to centuries"
Always expect the unexpected.
No one has any idea exactly when it will go off, but it should be spectacular when it does.
As I said, if you want to watch a blob on a screen, have I found the stream for you!
This guy's going to monetize a supernova, isn't he?