| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse 10:29 - Jan 17 with 6837 views | StokieBlue |
Not the film but one of the stars in Orion which has dimmed more than 50% from its usual magnitude. It’s a massive star, in our solar system it would take up all the space out to Jupiter and has dimmed before but not to such a large degree. It’s expected to go supernova anytime in the next 100,000 years and would outshine the moon in the sky. Most scientists think this dimming is just the star acting weirdly rather than it about to explode but it would dim in this way when it’s ready to go bang.
Can you imagine looking up at Orion and one of the main stars no longer being there? It’s the one in the top left which makes up the hunters body and is already noticeably dimmer than usual.
https://www.space.com/dimming-star-betelgeuse-red-giant-could-explode-supernova.
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:33 - Jan 17 with 3309 views | NewcyBlue |
I use that and Rigel to get my compass errors at night.
Probably one of my favourite constellations, along with Camelopardalis.
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:36 - Jan 17 with 3293 views | Guthrum |
The star itself would no longer be there, but something else would be, the expanding cloud of bright gas forming into a nebula. |  |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:36 - Jan 17 with 3292 views | GeoffSentence |
It would be fantastic if it went in my lifetime. Would love to see something like that. |  |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:37 - Jan 17 with 3289 views | Guthrum |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:33 - Jan 17 by NewcyBlue |
I use that and Rigel to get my compass errors at night.
Probably one of my favourite constellations, along with Camelopardalis.
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I always love to see Orion in the winter sky. | |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:39 - Jan 17 with 3286 views | StokieBlue |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:33 - Jan 17 by NewcyBlue |
I use that and Rigel to get my compass errors at night.
Probably one of my favourite constellations, along with Camelopardalis.
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I'm rather partial to Ursa Major and do like Orion.
Have you noticed it being dimmer when you've been out at sea? Very interesting that you still use the night sky for calibration.
Rigel is actually a trinary system with the main star being 400 times brighter than the two companions.
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:40 - Jan 17 with 3284 views | StokieBlue |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:36 - Jan 17 by Guthrum |
The star itself would no longer be there, but something else would be, the expanding cloud of bright gas forming into a nebula. |
You wouldn't be able to see that with the naked eye though so for our purposes as humans looking up at the sky it would be gone (after the supernova period).
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:42 - Jan 17 with 3274 views | Guthrum |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:36 - Jan 17 by GeoffSentence |
It would be fantastic if it went in my lifetime. Would love to see something like that. |
Technically, if we see something happen to Betelgeuse now, it actually occurred around 650 years ago.
Also, at that kind of fairly short range (in astronomical terms) we ought to observe some fairly interesting particles and rdiation coming our way. Plus we have more and better telescopes than ever before to study such an event. | |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 17:29 - Jan 17 with 3139 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Was there an alignment of 5 planets last night Stokie and if so will they be visible tonight? |  |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 17:40 - Jan 17 with 3129 views | Dubtractor |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:36 - Jan 17 by GeoffSentence |
It would be fantastic if it went in my lifetime. Would love to see something like that. |
Mean hearted fooker.
What about the poor sods on any inhabitable planets orbiting it?
As long as Geoff Sentence gets to see a star explode its all good eh?
This country.
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 17:47 - Jan 17 with 3123 views | StokieBlue |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 17:40 - Jan 17 by Dubtractor |
Mean hearted fooker.
What about the poor sods on any inhabitable planets orbiting it?
As long as Geoff Sentence gets to see a star explode its all good eh?
This country.
Some people. |
Lazy inhabitants, they have had 8.5bn years to find somewhere else to live.
Probably all sitting around on benefits watching hyper-TV instead of working on the problem.
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 18:41 - Jan 17 with 3077 views | NewcyBlue |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:39 - Jan 17 by StokieBlue |
I'm rather partial to Ursa Major and do like Orion.
Have you noticed it being dimmer when you've been out at sea? Very interesting that you still use the night sky for calibration.
Rigel is actually a trinary system with the main star being 400 times brighter than the two companions.
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We have been in dry dock and the repair yard since end of November.
Just out at sea on seat trials now. It’s overcast here off the coast of Ningbo. I can’t see much in the sky.
Celestial bodies are still the best things to use to check our compasses. Quickly and easily calculate any errors, and we still have a sextant on board in case GPS goes down. Not that many people know how to use it these days! | |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 18:48 - Jan 17 with 3060 views | Terra_Farma |
What I find crazy is the fact that the stars we see are a snap shot of of history. Despite photons travelling at 180,000 miles per second.
The distance of the stars within the tiny window of the universe we have the privilege to see is astonishing. |  | | |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 18:53 - Jan 17 with 3054 views | jeera |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 18:48 - Jan 17 by Terra_Farma |
What I find crazy is the fact that the stars we see are a snap shot of of history. Despite photons travelling at 180,000 miles per second.
The distance of the stars within the tiny window of the universe we have the privilege to see is astonishing. |
Mind-blowing isn't it.
When we hear speak of light years, the distances are so ridiculous it just seems too far fetched when people speak of visitors to this planet.
It's much more likely Earth will live and die and no one will even know we were even here surely. |  |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 19:54 - Jan 17 with 3006 views | Dubtractor |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 18:48 - Jan 17 by Terra_Farma |
What I find crazy is the fact that the stars we see are a snap shot of of history. Despite photons travelling at 180,000 miles per second.
The distance of the stars within the tiny window of the universe we have the privilege to see is astonishing. |
On that note, its the one thing that really bugs me about the Star Wars Films. Obviously its fantasy, and almost all of it stretches any definition of realistic, but the fact that ships travel across the universe in literally seconds has always annoyed me.
At least with things like Dune they bother to create an illusion with the Navigators able to fold time and thread reality through it. Star Wars - just zap and you've travelled a few million light years. | |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:03 - Jan 17 with 2990 views | NthQldITFC |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 10:33 - Jan 17 by NewcyBlue |
I use that and Rigel to get my compass errors at night.
Probably one of my favourite constellations, along with Camelopardalis.
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I'm fond of Crux.
For anyone interested who doesn't already have it, Stellarium is a fantastic bit of free software. Linux and, I believe, Windoze versions available. [Post edited 17 Jan 2020 20:06]
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:18 - Jan 17 with 2971 views | jeera |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 19:54 - Jan 17 by Dubtractor |
On that note, its the one thing that really bugs me about the Star Wars Films. Obviously its fantasy, and almost all of it stretches any definition of realistic, but the fact that ships travel across the universe in literally seconds has always annoyed me.
At least with things like Dune they bother to create an illusion with the Navigators able to fold time and thread reality through it. Star Wars - just zap and you've travelled a few million light years. |
That's the thing that bugged you Dubbers?
Not the little people in teddy bear suits? | |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:26 - Jan 17 with 2957 views | Dubtractor |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:18 - Jan 17 by jeera |
That's the thing that bugged you Dubbers?
Not the little people in teddy bear suits? |
Well yeah, the ewoks were obviously sh1te. But I love the story, especially of episodes 4-6.
In fact, the story for episodes 1-3 is very good, just that the films themselves are utter binfires of bad acting, poor script, bad casting etc.....
I've enjoyed the new 3, though I don't think that the story arc in them is great. [Post edited 17 Jan 2020 20:27]
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:26 - Jan 17 with 2955 views | Mullet |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:18 - Jan 17 by jeera |
That's the thing that bugged you Dubbers?
Not the little people in teddy bear suits? |
The whole thing is toss in fairness. |  |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:29 - Jan 17 with 2947 views | jeera |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:26 - Jan 17 by Dubtractor |
Well yeah, the ewoks were obviously sh1te. But I love the story, especially of episodes 4-6.
In fact, the story for episodes 1-3 is very good, just that the films themselves are utter binfires of bad acting, poor script, bad casting etc.....
I've enjoyed the new 3, though I don't think that the story arc in them is great. [Post edited 17 Jan 2020 20:27]
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I'm only playing - take no notice.
I loved the originals and didn't mind the first 3 prequels when those arrived.
I've not really seen the next batch so can't really comment.
I have now put on the 'new' Bladerunner as I've not seen it, prompted by the OP* on the film thread.
*Sorry Stokie, I lost my bearings for a minute there. Which is at least sort of in-keeping with your OP. [Post edited 18 Jan 2020 5:41]
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:30 - Jan 17 with 2941 views | jeera |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:26 - Jan 17 by Mullet |
The whole thing is toss in fairness. |
It's not meant for your soulless generation pal.
You have Love Island et al. | |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:38 - Jan 17 with 2926 views | Mullet |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:30 - Jan 17 by jeera |
It's not meant for your soulless generation pal.
You have Love Island et al. |
I'm soon to be 35 you cheeky rascal! | |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:41 - Jan 17 with 2919 views | jeera |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:38 - Jan 17 by Mullet |
I'm soon to be 35 you cheeky rascal! |
Heh. | |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:45 - Jan 17 with 2910 views | Dubtractor |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:29 - Jan 17 by jeera |
I'm only playing - take no notice.
I loved the originals and didn't mind the first 3 prequels when those arrived.
I've not really seen the next batch so can't really comment.
I have now put on the 'new' Bladerunner as I've not seen it, prompted by the OP* on the film thread.
*Sorry Stokie, I lost my bearings for a minute there. Which is at least sort of in-keeping with your OP. [Post edited 18 Jan 2020 5:41]
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New Bladerunner is brilliant. Nods to the original, and a very similar feel, but its absolutely its own film. | |
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| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 21:07 - Jan 17 with 2879 views | PremierBlue |
Betelgeuse is an important star to us as it forms an alignment with our own solar system and the galactic center. Betelgeuse is a focal counterpoint to the galactic center for our solar system and symbolizes that which must come to birth through it.
Its expansive nature and eventual supernova event will signal a successful stage of reorientation of lower desire within our own solar system towards that which is eternal, but the time is not yet. A lesser reflection of this however lies before us. |  | | |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 21:20 - Jan 17 with 2865 views | NewcyBlue |
| For astronomy fans - Betelgeuse on 20:38 - Jan 17 by Mullet |
I'm soon to be 35 you cheeky rascal! |
You don’t look a day over 40 mate | |
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