[Prospero]

Interesting factoid. Our modest Sun would be invisible to the naked human eye from the vicinity of Beta Orionis (same star, less ridiculous and Michael Keaton-invoking name).

In fact, that horizon is only about fifty light years out, a very small distance, relatively speaking.

[Verginius Rufus]

Betergeuse is Alpha Orionis (despite being the second-brightest star in Orion). Rigel is Beta Orionis.

According to Wikipedia, its distance is 643 light years (plus or minus 146). So it could have exploded during the Battle of Agincourt and we won't find out for a few more decades.

[Verginius Rufus]

Betergeuse is Alpha Orionis (despite being the second-brightest star in Orion). Rigel is Beta Orionis.

According to Wikipedia, its distance is 643 light years (plus or minus 146). So it could have exploded during the Battle of Agincourt and we won't find out for a few more decades.