Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Monday will see a very rare night sky event when Betelgeuse—one of the most famous and brightest stars of all—is covered by ...

The story describes Betelgeuse as “the red giant that marks Orion’s left shoulder.” Reader Chris Jespersen wrote: “I often see Betelgeuse on Orion’s right shoulder…. Am I mistaken?” ...

both snakes bite Delia on the neck, instantly killing her and sending her to Beetlejuice’s iconic Neitherworld waiting room.

This figure shows measurements of Betelgeuse's brightness from different observatories from late 2018 to present. The blue and green points represent data from ground-based observatories.

Ortega could feel the ground moving as if an actual sandworm was after them. “Beetlejuice” (1988) The snake from “Beetlejuice ...

Check out its four bright corner stars—ruddy Betelgeuse (650 light-years ... Use binoculars to find Orion’s “snake”—an S-shape curl of stars between Alnilam and Mintaka.