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To: jonatron

“Betelgeuse” —Arabic for “Orion’s armpit.”


13 posted on 12/31/2019 10:33:40 AM PST by Drew68
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To: Drew68

LOL. Nah. It’s named after the guy who discovered it.


52 posted on 12/31/2019 11:41:35 AM PST by jmacusa ("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?)
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To: Drew68

so if Betelgeuse goes supernova, will we then say that Orion has blown out his shoulder?

Inquiring minds want to know.


88 posted on 12/31/2019 3:21:55 PM PST by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
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