Oh, and in any case, there has so far been no confirmation of the original report from any reliable source, so the odds of the report being acfurate are shrinking faster than Betelgeuse. ;) So until and unless there is official confirmation that final collapse appears imminent, I wouldn't worry about it anyway.
Kind of a shame, really; it would have been a hell of a spectacle.
Re: Quantification
Kind of a shame, really; it would have been a hell of a spectacle.
(Bah. Typos'R'Us tonight.)