alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoBetelgeuse is Almost 50% Brighter Than Normal. What's Going On?www.universetoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkBetelgeuse is Almost 50% Brighter Than Normal. What's Going On?www.universetoday.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Space@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarealexdoom@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt would be crazy cool to see it go supernova, safe from most of the harmful effects and bright enough to light the way at night.
minus-squareargv_minus_one@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIf it’s bright enough to light the way at night, isn’t it also close enough to cause significant harm?
minus-squaresoiling@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agono, I think it would only be potentially harmful if its poles were pointed directly at us and we were blasted with gamma ray bursts
It would be crazy cool to see it go supernova, safe from most of the harmful effects and bright enough to light the way at night.
If it’s bright enough to light the way at night, isn’t it also close enough to cause significant harm?
no, I think it would only be potentially harmful if its poles were pointed directly at us and we were blasted with gamma ray bursts