To get a feel for the tremendous size of that star: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Star-sizes.jpg
Still hard to have a carnal comprehension of these. I had a tiny feeling of vertigo though.
What happens when Betelgeuse explodes?
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#52semi-related: Betty From Betelgeuse is the name of one of the main characters in my book series The Dread Space Pirate Richard.
I chose Betelgeuse partly as a nod to HHGG and partly for the way it read and sounded when pronounced aloud. I think of all the star names it is possibly the most beautiful and memorable.
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#54To get a feel for the tremendous size of that star: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Star-sizes.jpg
My favorite fact about Betelgeuse is that light takes 1.5 hours to travel the distance of its diameter.
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#55Any risk of a gamma-ray burst affecting Earth?
In the long term, this is always a possibility. Which is why for the future survival of our species, we must venture outside our solar system. Likely even outside our stellar neighborhood.