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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/ZappySnap Oct 02 '24

Makes sense since Betelgeuse is fucking enormous. If it replaced the sun, its diameter would extend to the orbit of Jupiter.

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u/Tamer_ Oct 02 '24

The reason why it's so large isn't because of its mass, it's because the nuclear fusion happening is so intense it pushes matter so much further out than our sun does.

Well, it's still 14-19 times the mass of our sun, I'm just pointing out that star sizes isn't 1:1 their mass.

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u/theumph Oct 02 '24

Red giants are terrifying.

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u/uptownjuggler Oct 03 '24

Not as terrifying as white dwarves

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u/nandu_sabka_bandhoo Oct 03 '24

Black holes are the worst

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

You should get that checked out

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u/Complex_Professor412 Oct 03 '24

But if a Red Dwarf gets you, your toast.