Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse, the bright orange star that marks the shoulder of Orion, the hunter, is high in the southeast at nightfall, above the band of three stars that marks Orion’s Belt. Over the past decade, Betelgeuse has shrunk by about 15 percent, but astronomers are not sure why.

- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill