[AZ-Observing] Re: A Red Betelgeuse this Morning

  • From: "Alan Gore" <agore@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 16:50:45 -0700

> Some of the bright stars can be surprising at times. Betelgeuse can
> really stand out. As I mentioned in my presentation Friday,
> Betelgeuse is a variable star and varies between 0.4 and 1.3
> magnitudes. It may have been at a peak this morning.
>
> While I was out running this morning, I looked in the same direction 
> (0530) and saw Achernar really well, despite the city lights.

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