Betelgeuse's Closeup

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Astronomers capture best picture yet of the star in Orion’s armpit

David Lumb

Engadget June 26, 2017



Betelgeuse isn't just an etymological inspiration for Michael Keaton's best role, it's a colossal star forming the right shoulder in the well-known constellation Orion. Astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) in Northern Chile to photograph it, producing the most detailed image yet of any star besides our own sun.

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[pickinduck]

That's big.

[pickinduck]

Why is it so irregular?

[sherlew99]

I don't know. It sounds like they're trying to figure it out.

[sherlew99]

Jun 27, 2017 12:20:24 GMT -6 pickinduck said:

That's big.

Yes it is, but it isn't the biggest out there. Take a look:





And here's another video of large solar objects. It goes through the lineup twice, though. It skips a few planets and suns the first time around, but you may want to see the second lineup as well.