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Is the luminosity variation due to changes in the size and temperature of Betelgeuse or because of clouds of cooling ejected matter obscuring our sightlines?
by neovialogistics 3y ago
Is the luminosity variation due to changes in the size and temperature of Betelgeuse or because of clouds of cooling ejected matter obscuring our sightlines?
- calgarymicro 3y agoAstronomers think that the 'great dimming' and subsequent return to normal brightness were indeed due to a mass ejection of enormous scale[0], but we're not yet sure why it's now ramping up in brightness beyond what is typical. [0]https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/betelgeuse-dimming-explained/ https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/betelgeuse-dimming-e...