Yes. It's very prominent ... one of the brightest and reddest visible stars.
Learn to identify the constellation of Orion. Betelgeuse marks the hunter's
"right shoulder".
See related link for a star map.
Betelgeuse has a density of about 1.119 × 10−8 that of our Sun. See related question
No. Some time in the next million years Betelgeuse will explode as a supernova, but it is too far away from us to damage the earth. All we will see is Betelgeuse getting a lot brighter in the night sky.
I saw it last night. Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky, you just need to know where to look and it's easy to see.
Like most bright stars, humans have been able to see Betelgeuse for as long as humans have been around, so nobody could be said to have discovered it.
betelgeuse
Betelgeuse has a density of about 1.119 × 10−8 that of our Sun. See related question
Like all stars you can see at night, Betelgeuse is in our galaxy, the Milky Way.
No. Betelgeuse is quite large, but there are many stars even larger. See the related question for more info.
See related questions
It's very bright.
You could see it last year. Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky, and has been for a long time.
Orion. See link.
No. Some time in the next million years Betelgeuse will explode as a supernova, but it is too far away from us to damage the earth. All we will see is Betelgeuse getting a lot brighter in the night sky.
I saw it last night. Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky, you just need to know where to look and it's easy to see.
Like most bright stars, humans have been able to see Betelgeuse for as long as humans have been around, so nobody could be said to have discovered it.
betelgeuse
Because if it wasn't a star, we wouldn't be able to see it and it wouldn't have a name.