Basierend auf Daten, die über einen Zeitraum von sieben Jahren gesammelt wurden, haben die Astronomen Bernd Freytag und Pierre Kervella diese Simulation von Konvektionszellen erstellt, die auf der Oberfläche von Beteigeuze kochen – die größte davon kann über 1 Milliarde Kilometer messen, also eine Entfernung, die über die Umlaufbahn des Jupiter in unserem Sonnensystem hinausgeht
https://i.redd.it/u55uqmc06vyf1.gif
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So is this mean to be interpreted as betelguse actually looking like that and not as a solid ball like we picture a star? Or am i reading it wrong?
This is just so amazing to me, I remember talking to my science teacher in the sixth grade and how he was confident we would never know anything about planets outside of the solar system and the surfaces of stars. It’s amazing how much technology and our knowledge can change in a few decades.
Worth pointing out that the gif is a simulation of almost 2 years of activity in just like 3 seconds. So it’s not happening this fast in real time, but still, the scale of this star means there’s billions of tons slushing around at some ludicrously high speeds.
Can I get a source for this? Very interested in how they modelled this
That’s honestly crazy to see. Kudos to the astronomers who were able to simulate this. Even if it’s not 100% accurate, it definitely gives a pretty clear idea that this is star that is ready to retire as a neutron star. And by retire i mean Betelgeuse spreading its glorius metallic seed in every direction that will be formed once its core collapses when it goes supernova