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We need to talk about Betelgeuse 9
#26408988 - 12/31/19 09:06 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Keen observers of the skies may have noticed over the past month a change in the constellation Orion. The once bright red giant star Betelgeuse is disappearing. Since October it has lost 60% of its brightness. Betelgeuse is a variable star, but this decrease is unprecedented. We know that the star has almost run out of fuel, and there is a small chance this dimming means the star has now run out of fissionable material and is collapsing. If this is the case, it may be on the verge of going super nova. If this happens it will become the brightest object in the sky except for the sun. The explosion will last for months and be visible day and night.


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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: koods]
#26408990 - 12/31/19 09:08 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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I hope I get to see it. Both the supernova and all the crazy’s coming out of the woodwork because it’s the end of the world.
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: feldman114] 1
#26409013 - 12/31/19 09:23 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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What will it look like when Betelgeuse goes super nova
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: koods] 4
#26409015 - 12/31/19 09:23 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: feldman114]
#26409022 - 12/31/19 09:28 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Interesting, really?
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: Crazy_Horse]
#26409024 - 12/31/19 09:29 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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God damn yer hide! You beat me! (my mom used to say that, lol)
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The image of Betelgeuse in the OP is real. It is actually lumpy like that. It is such an unstable star, it’s surface is boiling causing it to not be spherical like most stars.
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: tyrannicalrex] 1
#26409039 - 12/31/19 09:40 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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What really blows my mind is that Betelgeuse could've already gone supernova and we wouldn't find out for around 640 years after it happened. I really hope it goes supernova in my lifetime though, that would be incredible to see.
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: deadwk]
#26409048 - 12/31/19 09:48 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: deadwk]
#26409094 - 12/31/19 10:22 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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thedeadwalkk said: What really blows my mind is that Betelgeuse could've already gone supernova and we wouldn't find out for around 640 years after it happened. I really hope it goes supernova in my lifetime though, that would be incredible to see.
Apparently a supernova closer than 25 light years would likely wipe out life on earth
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: koods] 1
#26409096 - 12/31/19 10:23 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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koods said:
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thedeadwalkk said: What really blows my mind is that Betelgeuse could've already gone supernova and we wouldn't find out for around 640 years after it happened. I really hope it goes supernova in my lifetime though, that would be incredible to see.
Apparently a supernova closer than 25 light years would likely wipe out life on earth
it's a shame it's 640+ light years away
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: koods]
#26409106 - 12/31/19 10:33 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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star stuff
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: Tulipslave]
#26409108 - 12/31/19 10:34 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Tulipslave said:
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koods said:
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thedeadwalkk said: What really blows my mind is that Betelgeuse could've already gone supernova and we wouldn't find out for around 640 years after it happened. I really hope it goes supernova in my lifetime though, that would be incredible to see.
Apparently a supernova closer than 25 light years would likely wipe out life on earth
it's a shame it's 640+ light years away
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: cannabinated]
#26409111 - 12/31/19 10:35 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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cannabinated said:

star stuff

FB says it’s your birthday. Is this true?
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: cannabinated]
#26409113 - 12/31/19 10:36 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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i mean seeing a supernova is somwthing ive always wanted but never expected
but thats one big fucker to go off
and if it did it wouldve happened around the time of the last visible supernova sighting
nah im not older today
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: cannabinated]
#26409114 - 12/31/19 10:38 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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if you wanna give me a jar for my birthday ill take it tho
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: cannabinated] 1
#26409127 - 12/31/19 10:45 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Happy bday
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: feldman114]
#26409134 - 12/31/19 10:47 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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i made that when i was in elementary school all my info is fake
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: cannabinated] 2
#26409187 - 12/31/19 11:26 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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Fb didn’t exist when you were in elementary school
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Re: We need to talk about Betelgeuse [Re: koods] 1
#26409194 - 12/31/19 11:33 AM (4 years, 1 month ago) |
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koods said:
there is a small chance this dimming means the star has now run out of fissionable material and is collapsing.
I WANT THIS!! BETELGEUSE 2020!!
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