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Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky, will almost disappear next week. Here’s how to see it.

A photograph of Betelgeuse taken by the Hubble telescope.Andrea Dupree (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), Ronald Gilliland (STScI), NASA and ESA Betelgeuse, one of our brightest stars, will nearly disappear on December 12. This is because it is a “once in a lifetime” event, such as an asteroid blocking the star’s light. Amateur astronomers can monitor the event… Read More »