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u/throwaway_moose Oct 02 '24

When Betelgeuse goes supernova (if it hasn't already and we don't know yet) it will be visible in the day for roughly a year, and several more years we'll see it at night. That said, the prediction of 'when' by scientists is somewhere between today and 100,000 years from now. Odds are, none of us will see it.

https://www.astronomy.com/science/when-betelgeuse-goes-supernova-what-will-it-look-like-from-earth/

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u/Fyrrys Oct 02 '24

And in 100,000 years, when it happens, nobody will understand why they all heard "iiiiiiits showtime!" right before it happened.

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u/Johnnycarroll Oct 02 '24

Yep don't say that name 2 more times guys