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Old October 15th 03, 04:15 AM
John Honan
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Default Betelgeuse versus Rigel

Rigel has a mag. of 0.2, Betelgeuse varies between 0.3 to 1.2. Why then is
Betelgeuse labelled as Alpha Ori, and Rigel is Beta Ori? - Shouldn't Rigel
be the Alpha star since it's brighter?

John.


 




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