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Old June 10th 09, 01:16 PM posted to sci.astro
Yousuf Khan
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Default Betelgeuse Is Shrinking, Astrophysicists Report

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Betelgeuse Is Shrinking, Astrophysicists Report - The popular star is
puzzling researchers - Softpedia
"the star had registered a significant drop in size, comparable to the
distance from where Venus orbits the Sun. Despite this fact, the
variations recorded in its brightness levels were not very significant"
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Betel...t-113760.shtml
 




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