To: paul in cape
Whatever you do, don’t say “Betelgeuse” three times in a row.
2 posted on
08/05/2009 4:54:21 AM PDT by
Recovering Hermit
(I shot the rooster, the one that used'er, wake me up at four A.M....)
To: paul in cape
That is an amazing image. Anyone who has
Celestia installed (highly recommended - free versions available for Linux, Mac, and Windows) can easily go to Betelgeuse and check this mammoth star out. If you dropped that star into the Sun's place in our solar system, the Earth (and Mars I believe) would actually be under the surface of the star.
3 posted on
08/05/2009 4:56:41 AM PDT by
zeugma
(Will it be nukes or aliens? Time will tell.)
To: paul in cape
We better send Bill Klinton up there as soon as possible to get this straightened out.
4 posted on
08/05/2009 5:09:02 AM PDT by
BigLittle
To: paul in cape
This plume gives fresh indications of how the massive star is shedding mass as it nears the end of its life. At least under ObamaCare...otherwise it would get a pacemaker.
6 posted on
08/05/2009 5:49:40 AM PDT by
JRios1968
(The real first rule of Fight Club: don't invite Chuck Norris...EVER)
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