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XixorsGreenCock t1_j05e8xf wrote

The timescales are, to use the word hyperbolically, ASTRONOMICAL. No, there's no footage of star formation. If you have a telescope, like I do, point it towards Betelgeuse. The Hand of Orion.

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pimpbot666 t1_j05jnkr wrote

Funny thing is, when Betelgeuse goes supernova, folks seem to think it will go BOOM like the Death Star. No, more like it will get slowly brighter of the course of a couple weeks to a month. Plus, it's probably not going to happen for another 10,000 years at least.

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XixorsGreenCock t1_j05qxx8 wrote

Agreed. But we can point our hobby telescopes skyward. And look at photons that were born, BILLIONS of years ago.

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