HEY STARFRIENDS, TRACE HERE -- OH MAN YOU RE
GOING TO BE SO EXCITED.
LET S JUST KICK INTO THIS.
HERE S OUR SKY AT EIGHT PM THIS WEEK OKAY.
TAKE A SEC TO LOOK AT ORION S TOP LEFT
STAR -- THAT S BETELGEUSE.
BETELGEUSE IS A RED SUPERGIANT ABOUT 600 LIGHT
YEARS FROM US.
IT S USUALLY THE TENTH BRIGHTEST STAR IN
THE SKY, BUT RIGHT NOW?
IT S NOT EVEN CLOSE; IT S BEEN DIMMING.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE INTO A SUPERNOVA.
THAT S RIGHT, FAM.
THE ASTRONOMICAL COMMUNITY HAS A TON OF THEORIES
AS TO WHY, BUT SOME BELIEVE, SUPERNOVA.
UNFORTUNATELY STARS ARE INDIFFERENT TO OUR
PUNY HUMAN LIFETIMES, SO IT MIGHT NOT EXPLODE
FOR ONE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND YEARS, BUT WHENEVER
IT DOES WE LL HAVE ONE OF THE GREATEST SHOWS
IN ALL OF ASTRONOMY, IT WOULD EVEN BE VISIBLE
DURING THE DAY!
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY CHECK THE SKIES TO MAKE
SURE IT S STILL THERE -- KEEP LOOKIN
UP!