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Betelgeuse captured by ALMA
« on: June 26, 2017, 02:39:36 pm »
Betelgeuse captured by ALMA

Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/E. O’Gorman/P. Kervella

This orange blob shows the nearby star Betelgeuse, as seen by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). This is the first time that ALMA has ever observed the surface of a star and this first attempt has resulted in the highest-resolution image of Betelgeuse available.

Betelgeuse is one of the largest stars currently known — with a radius around 1400 times larger than the Sun’s in the millimeter continuum. About 600 light-years away in the constellation of Orion (The Hunter), the red supergiant burns brightly, causing it to have only a short life expectancy. The star is just about eight million years old, but is already on the verge of becoming a supernova. When that happens, the resulting explosion will be visible from Earth, even in broad daylight.

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Re: Betelgeuse captured by ALMA
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2017, 02:42:56 pm »
"The star is just about eight million years old, but is already on the verge of becoming a supernova. When that happens, the resulting explosion will be visible from Earth, even in broad daylight."

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Re: Betelgeuse captured by ALMA
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2017, 02:46:22 pm »
'bout time!

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Re: Betelgeuse captured by ALMA
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2017, 03:10:56 pm »
Betelgeuse is a BIG star:

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Re: Betelgeuse captured by ALMA
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2017, 09:36:26 pm »
I'm glad those monster stars are a loooooonnnggggg way from us.........
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Re: Betelgeuse captured by ALMA
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2017, 02:51:26 am »
Wow. Beetlejuice

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Re: Betelgeuse captured by ALMA
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2017, 10:02:43 am »
Quote from: Freya on June 27, 2017, 02:51:26 am
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Re: Betelgeuse captured by ALMA
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2017, 02:44:34 pm »
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