Wednesday, January 08, 2020

checked brightness of Betelgeuse

Pulled up the brightness chart or light curve for Betelgeuse. I inverted it with GIMP.

light curve for alpha Orionis

My quick visual Mark I eyeball assessment was not too far off.

The dynamic up-to-date graph is available at the AAVSO. Check it for the latest observations and measures.

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Still dropping, as of 5 Feb '20.

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