Actually, it's armpit of Orion...

Betelgeuse (alpha Ori) [bet-ul-jow-ZAY (BAY-tul-JOOSS)]
Ar. [bat al-jauza'] "the armpit of Orion" corr. Ar. [yad al-'auza]
"the hand of Orion"

Source: http://astro.isi.edu/reference/starnames.txt




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"Carusus" wrote in message
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I was taught bet -el- gurze (rhymes with furze)
It apparently means armpit of the hunter in Arabic.
Since that stupid film, however, even Patrick Moore says beetlejuice.


"Jim Fisher" wrote in message
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"Roger" wrote in message
According the "Astronomy : Fundamentals and Frontiers" by Jastrow
and
Thomposon it's pronounced "Beetle Juice", however I hear it
pronounced a
number of ways by Astronomers. So, I never have figured out what is
proper.
--
Roger Halstead

Well howdy Roger!

--
Jim Fisher