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Sunday, August 14, 2022

Red Supergiant Betelgeuse | European Southern Observatory

Red Supergiant Betelgeuse | European Southern Observatory

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant of spectral type M1-2 and one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye. It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second-brightest in the constellation of Orion. This image is a color composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is approximatelly 2.0 x 1.5 degrees. 

Distance: 650 light years


Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2 

Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin


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