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To: NormsRevenge
At 7500 light years away, this bad boy may have popped already, it's a fascinating star no doubt. Betelgeuse is pulsating and is way closer to us, but I doubt we'll ever get to see the fun part.
15 posted on 12/02/2003 7:11:45 PM PST by X-FID ( The police aren't in the streets to create disorder; they are in the streets to preserve disorder.)
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To: X-FID
will eventually explode in a life-ending supernova event that might be visible during the day from Earth, if anyone is still around to watch.

I didn't realize that humans were expected to be extinct within 7,500 years.

19 posted on 12/02/2003 7:15:10 PM PST by Dog Gone
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