Betelgeuse



Betelgeuse

Chemical Make-up:
Metals and Titanium oxide

Location:
Right ascension: 5h 55m 10.3s
Declination: +07° 24' 25.4"

Spectrum Analysis: (titanium)
http://www.umop.net/spctelem.png










Stellar Classification: M2lab

Photographs:

Betelgeuse is one of two very bright stars in the constellation Orion. The other bright star is Rigel. Notice Betelgeuse and Rigel on either side of the short, straight row of three medium-bright stars. That row of stars represents Orion's Belt. Betelgeuse represents Orion's Shoulder.
http://en.es-static.us/upl/2012/02/betelgeuse-rigel-orion.jpg











Sources:
http://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/betelgeuse-will-explode-someday

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