| 41. | :: : : : Betelgeuse has shunk in diameter by 15 % in the past 15 years!
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| 42. | From the belt, look up to Orion's shoulder, marked by the faintly reddish star Betelgeuse.
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| 43. | Images from the telescope revealed several large features on the surface of Betelgeuse, including a huge bright spot.
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| 44. | Betelgeuse, the red giant, pearly-white Rigel and the orange giant Arcturus dazzle even casual observers.
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| 45. | If Betelgeuse was centered in our own solar system, its surface would extend beyond the orbit of Mars.
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| 46. | Betelgeuse, about 350 light-years away, is the 19th-briw | : 29 : huge.
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| 47. | Betelgeuse is listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars with a possible period of 2, 335 days.
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| 48. | This was known as the Betelgeuse incident and is considered to be the worst maritime disaster in Irish history.
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| 49. | Local residents reported seeing " Betelgeuse " engulfed in a ball of fire a few moments later.
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| 50. | The terminal closed on 8 January 1979 when the " Betelgeuse " exploded, killing fifty people.
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