xro, "Uncle I've read the Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy.. and say... where is Betelgeuse?"
"It doesn't exist anymore"
https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/betelgeuse-will-explode-someday/
Kind of amazing that we have recent popular literature which mentions a star and assumes it is a permanent fixture in the sky, when that star might explode within our lifetime. 🤯
Of course we also have star charts from the middle ages that show stars that can't be found in the sky today. 🤷🤔
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