Visiting Betelgeuse

[fluffy]

Since I was in the neighbourhood, I decided to make a visit to one of the red supergiants, called Betlegeuse.
They weren't exaggerating when they called it a supergiant.

[video=youtube_share;H9jb2gnVYSs]http://youtu.be/H9jb2gnVYSs[/video]
(Video is uploaded at 2K resolution, but Youtube appears to be still processing it.)

 

[The Space Pirate]

Just don't say it three times...

 

[Angus]

You go steady, that star was ready to go supernova back in 2014.

 

[fluffy]

You go steady, that star was ready to go supernova back in 2014.

Oh boy, and I decided to log out there! Better log back in and move my ship a bit.

 

[Zplintz]

Oh boy, and I decided to log out there! Better log back in and move my ship a bit.

A bit?

 

[The Space Pirate]

Wow, so you can actually see a star on the screen before you hyperspace there? That's pretty cool.

 

[starjump]

Wow, so you can actually see a star on the screen before you hyperspace there? That's pretty cool.

Hehe you can do that with many systems. Ive seen stars from other systems and then got the target right on it when jumping there. It should be correct in how the stars are laid out and thus you will see those really big/bright stars from other systems, and you are actually jumping to them (even if its loading between of course).

 

[objecto]

Did you happen to see Ford Escort?