OK guys. I gotta share this!

I know this has nothing to do with dolls, but Betelgeuse, the star, is exploding RIGHT NOW! Here's the link :


a couple days ago ago it looked to be the size of a soccer ball you'd hold t arm's length. right now, it's kinda looking like holding a golf ball at the same distance.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch a star tearing itself apart.

Although scientists said, "Supernova', by BG getting constantly smaller, yes it is throwing off some mass, but I think it's collapsing into a black hole.

Cool!

There's been rumours of this for ages; basically don't trust anything you see that isn't from NASA, ESA, the Royal Obervatory, etc. If it were really happneing the astronomy club Facebook pages would be all over it, and they're all quiet. Nothing on the BBC either. From Wikipedia:

"Due to misunderstandings caused by the 2009 publication of the star's 15% contraction, apparently of its outer atmosphere,[56][125] Betelgeuse has frequently been the subject of scare stories and rumors suggesting that it will explode within a year, and leading to exaggerated claims about the consequences of such an event.[178][179] The timing and prevalence of these rumors have been linked to broader misconceptions of astronomy, particularly to doomsday predictions relating to the Mayan calendrical apocalypse.[180][181] Betelgeuse is not likely to produce a gamma-ray burst and is not close enough for its X-rays, ultraviolet radiation, or ejected material to cause significant effects on Earth.[18][182]

Following the dimming of Betelgeuse in December 2019,[183][61] reports appeared in the science and mainstream media that again included speculation that the star might be about to explode as a supernova – even in the face of scientific research that a supernova is not expected for perhaps 100,000 years.[184] Some outlets reported the magnitude as faint as +1.3 as an unusual and interesting phenomenon, like Astronomy magazine,[67] the National Geographic,[70] and the Smithsonian.[185]

Some mainstream media, like The Washington Post,[71] ABC News in Australia,[72] and Popular Science,[186] reported that a supernova was possible but unlikely, whilst other outlets falsely portrayed a supernova as an imminent realistic possibility. CNN, for example, chose the headline "A giant red star is acting weird and scientists think it may be about to explode",[187] while the New York Post declared Betelgeuse as "due for explosive supernova".[73]

Phil Plait, in his Bad Astronomy blog, noting that Betelgeuse's recent behaviour, "[w]hile unusual . . . isn't unprecedented," argued that the star is not likely to explode "for a long, long time."[188] Dennis Overbye of The New York Times agreed that an explosion was not imminent but added that "astronomers are having fun thinking about it."[189]

Following the eventual supernova, a small dense remnant will be left behind, either a neutron star or black hole. Betelgeuse does not seem to have a core massive enough for a black hole, so the remnant will probably be a neutron star of approximately 1.5 M☉"

“Repent thy sins the end is nigh” 🤣🤣🤣

Carly xxx

:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Pass out the cool-aid:ROFLMAO:

When I wrote about ... and Orion burns ... it wasn't meant to be literal :LOL:

Will it be a champagne supernova?