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The Atmosphere of Betelgeuse


Depicts: Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis
Copyright: Andrea Dupree (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), Ronald Gilliland (STScI),NASA and ESA

This is the first direct image of a star other than the Sun, made with the Hubble Space Telescope. Called Alpha Orionis, or Betelgeuse, it is a red supergiant star marking the shoulder of the winter constellation Orion the Hunter (diagram at right).
Last Update: 1 September 2019
14-Apr-2026 09:02 UT

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