Any discussion?
This video is speculative though.
It is not confirmed that Betelgeuse actually has a binary star that could be tearing it apart.
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Sounds like it will help my vegetable garden with extra light
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Just think.
If that supernova happens during our lifetimes (technically about 600 years ago), then for about six months, we’ll have practically two suns in the sky!
Betelgeuse is one SUPER MASSIVE star; its radius is about 700 times that of our sun.
So when it goes…it GOES…BOOM!!!
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Two suns for 6 months sounds like very bad news for Earth.
I’ve seen this movie multiple times. Unless we’re on Tatooine, two suns is not usually a good sign to this superstitious world.
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Not really.
We’ve seen such supernovas before.
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A guest star sounds a lot nicer than an extra sun!
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I thought Houston had two suns since the 50’s
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Here’s a good short video of what the Betelgeuse supernova will look like in the night sky on Earth.
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Will this mean the end of daylight saving time? If so, it can’t happen soon enough.
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Go get some solar panels. Power for everyone. Make sure to get some aloe vera.
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Especially for those of us who are ultra-white.
Mayonnaise doesn’t age well in the sun(s).
i like the two suns in theory, binary star systems are actually more common from what has been observed so far.
i believe in the old movie 2001 space odyssey jupiter was supposed to become a star, which jupiter was primed for but there was not enogh to kick off the sequence for both the sun and jupiter.
i am skeptical betelgeuse will affect earth, imo the heliosphere will offer protection to our solar system.
It won’t affect Earth except to give us a second thing in the sky for about six months.
It is too far away to affect us with heat or radiation.
Just a once in a millennium light show.
Or bald. Trust me. It’s a nightmare.
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So how long with this light show last?
Supposedly about six months.