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fullarmor2 Mar 23 @ 12:40pm
Anyone been to Betelgeuse ?
Its a real star, scientists think its about to go super nova... And the thing is HUGE! If it replaced our sun its size would be such that, it'd extend past the orbits of Mercury and Venus. If I'm not mistaken...
I plan on jumping my carrier to it, I want to see how well represented Betelgeuse is in Elite. Or how big it looks...
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Kiith Somtaaw Mar 23 @ 12:44pm 
It's big. very big :)
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fullarmor2 Mar 23 @ 12:47pm 
Cool... My carrier is set to jump there in 30 min or so, I can't wait!
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fullarmor2 Mar 23 @ 12:49pm 
I looked at it in the galaxy map, it looks as you'd expect in there... It stands out, and appears bigger.
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Macaronis Mar 23 @ 12:55pm 
technically Big but not the biggest but for interested parties .... UY Scuti or Stephenson 2-18
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UNBREAKABLE Mar 23 @ 12:55pm 
Betelgeuse is a must-visit. The size and scale of it is terrifying as it pops into your view after jumping in. Even if you're flying at like 20c it barely moves on your screen. The planets orbiting it have amazing views after you land.

I've even cruised around it at 4,000c using SCO and it still makes me feel incredibly slow. And it still isn't even the biggest star you can visit.
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funkynutz Mar 23 @ 12:59pm 
Originally posted by Kiith Somtaaw:
It's big. very big :)

It's pretty big... But it's only a supergiant.

Originally posted by fullarmor2:
Cool... My carrier is set to jump there in 30 min or so, I can't wait!

After you've seen Betelgeuse, check out VY Canis Majoris. It's a hypergiant... https://i.imgur.com/wT0CRbD.png
Last edited by funkynutz; Mar 23 @ 1:03pm
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fullarmor2 Mar 23 @ 2:17pm 
Yeah, thanks for the recommendation... :steamthumbsup:
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Kobs Mar 23 @ 2:58pm 
Quote : Cool... My carrier is set to jump there in 30 min or so, I can't wait!

No need just say it 3 times and it will appear ; )
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Rragar Mar 23 @ 5:26pm 
I visited the place. Also visited the planet that orbits it.

I remember I was basically scooping fuel during orbital flight around that planet.
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darkflemish Mar 24 @ 1:05am 
You can land on the 3rd planet there and watch the star and his flames
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SirProsik Mar 24 @ 2:37am 
It would engulf out to Mars, but its probably going to in about 100,000 years become a blue giant before it goes supernova. So we have a little wait.

When it does grow to a blue giant I would not want to be in the system either. Especially when it does finally explode cause nothing near by ~5 light years will stay the same.
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Jeebs Mar 24 @ 3:37am 
Originally posted by fullarmor2:
Its a real star, scientists think its about to go super nova... And the thing is HUGE! If it replaced our sun its size would be such that, it'd extend past the orbits of Mercury and Venus. If I'm not mistaken...
I plan on jumping my carrier to it, I want to see how well represented Betelgeuse is in Elite. Or how big it looks...

It would go almost all the way out to Jupiter's orbit, actually. It would swallow up the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, at least.

In Elite, if you land on Betelgeuse's second planet (the first one is inside fuel scooping range) it's still a massive ball of fire in the sky. If you land on one of Saturn's moon, which is only slightly further than Betelgeuse 2, our sun is barely distinguishable from background stars. It's mind-boggling to think about how big Betelgeuse is.

Originally posted by SirProsik:
When it does grow to a blue giant I would not want to be in the system either. Especially when it does finally explode cause nothing near by ~5 light years will stay the same.

I could be mistaken, but I don't think it will go to a blue giant. I've never heard any astrophysicist say it would, anyway. I'm reasonably certain the fact that it's a red giant is because that's the final stages of its life-cycle. I suppose it's possible they've discovered new things since I last looked into it though. It's been at least 5 years since I last dove into that topic.
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