Betelgeuse is Almost 50% Brighter Than Normal. What's Going On?www.universetoday.comexternal-link alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA SpaceEnglish • 1 year ago message-square11arrow-up126
arrow-up126external-linkBetelgeuse is Almost 50% Brighter Than Normal. What's Going On?www.universetoday.com alyaza [they/she] ( @alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA SpaceEnglish • 1 year ago message-square11
minus-square alexdoom ( @alexdoom@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink3•1 year agoIt would be crazy cool to see it go supernova, safe from most of the harmful effects and bright enough to light the way at night.
minus-square argv_minus_one ( @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoIf it’s bright enough to light the way at night, isn’t it also close enough to cause significant harm?
minus-square soiling ( @soiling@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink3•edit-21 year agono, I think it would only be potentially harmful if its poles were pointed directly at us and we were blasted with gamma ray bursts
It would be crazy cool to see it go supernova, safe from most of the harmful effects and bright enough to light the way at night.
If it’s bright enough to light the way at night, isn’t it also close enough to cause significant harm?
no, I think it would only be potentially harmful if its poles were pointed directly at us and we were blasted with gamma ray bursts