Jan. Universe Discovery Guide: Betelgeuse

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Jan. Universe Discovery Guide: Betelgeuse

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NASA's Night Sky Network features a Universe Discovery Guide every month. These are a great way to get started in astronomical observing if you are new to it, and to involve the whole family. Download a full color or red overlay guide with full information here: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download- ... Doc_ID=537

Find out about the workaholic red supergiant Betelgeuse in January's Universe Discovery Guide ! This famed red supergiant star in Orion occupies a very prominent spot in the easiest to spot constellation in the winter night skies above the Northern Hemisphere.

Find out more about how Betelgeuse's furious consumption of its fuel via fusion will quickly turn this bright star into an even brighter supernova via Connect to NASA Science. See Betelgeuse for yourself with help from the Sky Feature segment of the guide, and discover how fusion works with some help from the Marshmallow Fusion activity.

In the Guide for January: •Theme: Betelgeuse, Red Supergiant Workaholic
•Sky Feature: Betelgeuse
•Try This: Beachtime Size Comparison, & Much More
•Activity: Nuclear Fusion...with Marshmallows
•Connect to NASA Science
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