File:Betelguese-AAVSO-1979-to-2019.jpg

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This light curve shows periodic variations in Betelgeuse's brightness from 1979 to the present using V-band photometry. The vertical axis plots magnitude, the horizontal plots the time in Julian dates.

Source

The image appears on a website entitled, "What’s Up With Betelgeuse?" at https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/fainting-betelgeuse/.

Date

December 30, 2019

Author

Johnson V, Sara Beck, AAVSO

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No free licensed or public domain alternatives known to exist to show a light curve with periodic variations in Betelgeuse's brightness from 1979 to the present using V-band photometry. The vertical axis plots magnitude, the horizontal plots the time in Julian dates.

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