Comments on: Will Betelgeuse explode in ‘tens of years’?

By: From Tohoku University[????](JP) Via “EarthSky” : “Will Betelgeuse explode in ‘tens of years’?” | sciencesprings

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 15:52:33 +0000

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The Upcoming Betelgeuse Supernova | New Amsterdam Perennialist — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 14:59:19 +0000

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By: Waiting for Betelgeuse to Go Supernova | New Amsterdam Paleoconservative

Waiting for Betelgeuse to Go Supernova | New Amsterdam Paleoconservative — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:48:26 +0000

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By: Terry Moseley

Terry Moseley — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 01:23:00 +0000

There’s no point in giving the position of Betelgeuse to such a high degree of accuracy unless you specify the co-ordinate system – is that today’s Epoch, or the current Standard Epoch, of 2000.0? It matters because stars slowly change their positions relative to our co-ordinate system because of the Precession of the Equinoxes. In any case, Betelgeuse is so bright that you don’t need to give its position to even 1 decimal place, let alone 4 decimal places!

By: larrysessions

larrysessions — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:10:00 +0000

In reply to dktrski. Nice.

By: dktrski

dktrski — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:50:00 +0000

In reply to Claudia Crowley. You're welcome! My 80mm f2.0 portrait lens is one of my favorite observing tools. That is a single 10 second exposure at ISO3200!

By: Claudia Crowley

Claudia Crowley — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:46:00 +0000

In reply to dktrski. Thank you for sharing this beautiful photo!

By: dktrski

dktrski — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 13:09:00 +0000

Betelgeuse with the Orion and Rosette Nebulae. From the Central Philippines. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/248f9cb7d33b552dc4f7932018b2cd1f494fd98622e8b49a1112a549c9d41a23.jpg

By: PluviAL

PluviAL — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 16:50:00 +0000

In reply to Nepenthe.

Its fun to read tombstones with character, I wish I could think of such a witty one for mine. Funny.
But the comment “if there are people looking when” seems awfully pessimistic, as you seem to be an optimist, waiting, like me. I expect that not only will we, or a good semblance of us, will be looking for millions of years. In my little world, we are developing into a stable component of the evolution of intelligence, like the protozoans that have been part of life for billions of years. Don’t you think so, fellow optimist?
Why? because my 4 year old is so darling, as I am sure every dad’s child is, and so this justifies our existence; and every future robot, rocket, drone, tank, or toy, should know that.