Awesome Astronomy Extra: Betelgeuse

<p class="p1">Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer Millard host. Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.</p> <p class="p1">To illustrate the epic saga of the Great Dimming of Betelgeuse, in this podcast extra, we revisit all our previous discussions of the red supergiant – collated just for you in one handy dandy place!</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">We cover all the previous major studies of the Great Dimming event from the past year and a half, to let you relive the glorious adventure that is scientific investigation!</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Tune in to see how this amazing story has evolved and remind yourself of the previous theories; from coincidental pulsation cycles, to surface temperature drops, and, of course, cosmic dust (as predicted by Dr. Dust Queen herself).</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">We finish with a brief summary of the newest research published in Nature, using data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT).</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">**Also download Episode 109 Part1 on 1st July 2021 to hear our full discussion of the seemingly final installment of this incredible adventure**</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><a href= "http://www.awesomeastronomy.com">www.awesomeastronomy.com</a></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><strong>Bio:</strong> Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.</p> <p class="p1">Just visit: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy">https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy</a> and donate as much as you can!</p> <p class="p1">Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!</p> <p class="p1">Every bit helps! Thank you!</p> <p class="p1">------------------------------------</p> <p clas