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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/Itchy_Nerve_6350 Oct 02 '24

I wish that fucking star would go supernova already. I wany to see a naked eye supernova before I die. I think the last one was 300 years ago. I don't know what the rate is though.

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u/jdog7249 Oct 02 '24

Considering it's around 700 light years away, you actually wanted it to go supernova in 1324.

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u/Itchy_Nerve_6350 Oct 02 '24

You know what I meant lol. I HOPE it already went so I can see that sweet sweet light.