Oooh, astronomy in the making?
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karohemdThere might be indications that Betelgeuse, the ninth biggest and ninth brightest star in the known/observable 'verse is on its way to go supernova, possibly within the next few months or even weeks (obv. this is the observation of the supernova that will have happened over 500 years ago as the light takes that long to get here - there is no precise measurement for how far away the star actually is).
This blog post collects a few facts and thoughts on the matter.
(HT: @madmoses)
This blog post collects a few facts and thoughts on the matter.
(HT: @madmoses)
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Date: 1/6/10 10:39 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 1/6/10 10:58 pm (UTC)Unfortunately not, only what's linked in that blog post. The shrinking is a fact but the observation of the deformation (if genuine) hasn't been published yet.
Enjoy Orion while you can....
Date: 2/6/10 03:21 am (UTC)And his prediction is "several times brighter than the moon"
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Date: 1/6/10 11:02 pm (UTC)http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=16582
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Date: 1/6/10 11:59 pm (UTC)Yeah, it's unlikely it's going to happen soon but you can't deny it would be cool. Astronomy as it's happening for everyone to see without the need for powerful/expensive equipment. I suspect at its brightest point it'll be as bright as a full moon, if that.
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Date: 1/6/10 11:07 pm (UTC)See the end of the article and the last two references at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelgeuse.
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Date: 2/6/10 08:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2/6/10 08:51 am (UTC)