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From: Shadows
|  Posted: 2011-02-27 23:55
"Several online news sites, including the Huffington Post, have reported that the star Betelgeuse will undergo a supernova explosion next year — yes, that's 2012 — and shine as brightly in the sky as a second sun."-SPACE.com
What do you guys think?
Second sun? Binary star for a few weeks?
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Faustus
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| Posted: 2011-02-27 23:59
I heard the range is somewhere between 1 and 100,000 years from now... so the chances of any of being alive to see it, doubtful 
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Ruuu
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From: That Tree Over There...
| Posted: 2011-02-28 00:01
still interesting though:)
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From: Shadows
| Posted: 2011-02-28 00:01
I would love to be able to see it  but your right, it might not happen in our lifetime.
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SpaceAdmiral
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| Posted: 2011-02-28 00:05
If we see it during 2012 then it actually happened quite some time ago. 
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Alcedo
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| Posted: 2011-02-28 01:25
Its not possible to predict the exact time a star will turn into a nova or supernova. Astronomers only know that Betelgeuse is in the last stage of a star's lifespan. Also, at about 650 lightyears away, it will be about as bright as the crescent moon.
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Kenny_Naboo
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From: LobsterTown
| Posted: 2011-02-28 03:07
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On 2011-02-28 00:05, SpaceAdmiral wrote:
If we see it during 2012 then it actually happened quite some time ago.
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If we see it next year, it probably happened about 650 years ago. LOL.
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From: Shadows
| Posted: 2011-02-28 07:34
Being able to see a second star during the day, the one thing that really puts in perspective how the universe is so upredictable and huge.
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Sops
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| Posted: 2011-02-28 07:36
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On 2011-02-28 01:25, *Alcedo* wrote:
Its not possible to predict the exact time a star will turn into a nova or supernova.
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Unless your a Mayan 
[ This Message was edited by: Sops on 2011-02-28 07:36 ]
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From: Shadows
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Sardaukar
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| Posted: 2011-02-28 11:12
Just because it bears repeating in case anyone has actually latched onto the idea: The whole "2012" thing is just the end of several cycles plotted on the calendar. The belief was that every five thousand years, something cleaned out the world and a new era started up. You'll notice, looking back in 5000 year increments, the natural forces of the universe did not conspire to smack humanity off the face of existance.
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The Fridge
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From: In Your Fridge, Eating your Foods.
| Posted: 2011-02-28 11:23
No it was a far more sinister being...
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*Obsidian Shadow*
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| Posted: 2011-02-28 14:08
nice one fridge nice one
[ This Message was edited by: Chaos Legion on 2011-02-28 14:09 ]
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SpaceAdmiral
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| Posted: 2011-02-28 19:45
Mayan to modern calendar conversions may be up to 50 years off I believe. Thus true fanatics would have to wait to 2062 to find out.
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Painfulangel
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From: Exathra
| Posted: 2011-02-28 20:49
Wait so is the world going to end in 2012??????
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