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Betelgeuse: the next portent

Betelgeuse: the next portent

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Interesting article. Fortunately its 200 light years away so my ass is unlikely to be around in 2220.

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@the-gravedigger said
Interesting article. Fortunately its 200 light years away so my ass is unlikely to be around in 2220.
Unfortunately I will be around.
Becoming a vampire was the worst mistake ever!

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@who-keres said
Unfortunately I will be around.
Becoming a vampire was the worst mistake ever!
I certainly find it a pain in the neck.

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I read it is not actually dimming but a huge wall of space dust is infront of the star.

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sciencenews.org

My phone is so low tech i can't even post links.
Think 1997 when you imagine my phone.

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https://www.space.com/amp/betelgeuse-star-dimming-just-dust.html

Grabbed my wifes phone while she went to get me a beer.
She is yelling at me right now.
She hates when I take her awesome Iphone.

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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/betelgeuse-star-dust-supernova-explosion/amp

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Me too.
I love outer-space.
That star won't explode anytime soon.
I am hoping the asteroid apophis hits the so-called royal family in 2036.

Now that might actually happen.
It will come close in 2029 and maybe earths gravity will pull it just enough that it hits in 2036.

NASA says it won't but obviously they wouldn't tell us it will hit.

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Er yes, Im getting confused here Dive.
Aren't they watching it through big Kick ass telescopes ?

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@the-gravedigger said
Er yes, Im getting confused here Dive.
Aren't they watching it through big Kick ass telescopes ?
Doesn't matter how good the telescope - the light still takes 200 years to get here.

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