Bad Astronomy Blog confirms the Betelgeuse rumor is FALSE

[unixronin]

(Finally, solid data!)

20100601-22:02:  However much fun it would have been to watch the light show, it seems finally a reputable source, the Bad Astronomy Blog on discovermagazine.com, has weighed in.  And, as most of us expected from the start, the original rumor is just that and nothing more:  An unsubstantiated rumor.  There's no actual new observations of Betelgeuse that would suggest it's any closer to going supernova than we already believed it was 20 years ago.  "No BOOM! today."

I can't say I'm surprised, but I'll admit to being a little disappointed.  A relatively nearby supernova would have been a truly memorable event.

Ah, well.  Just remember — "There's always a BOOM! tomorrow.  Sooner or later ... BOOM!"

Comments

Where's the kaboom?

[deeprivermom.livejournal.com]

There was supposed to be a Betelgeuse-shattering kaboom!

Re: Where's the kaboom?

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Not this month or year, it seems. But, the general astronomical opinion is that it could easily pop off any time in the next thousand years.

Of course, that doesn't help most of us... no fair!

Re: Where's the kaboom?

[databeast.livejournal.com]

nyahhhhhh.. what's up (from our frame-reference) Doc?