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RE: The poetic beauty of Betelgeuse: A story of our origins

in #space7 years ago

Considering the high number of atoms within each human being, it is also certain that you, who are reading this blog, have atoms in your body that have belonged to the same star as atoms within me. This is indeed true for anyone you will ever know, and anyone who has ever existed. To me this is probably the most beautiful thing we have discovered in astronomy, and it has had a real effect on how I choose to see other people.

Easy when you're star-gazing! Try and imagine that when you're facing a tiger and it is facing its next meal!

So I think the way the atoms are arranged matters. I mean, heck, Betelgeuse rearranged almost spells Beelzebub! :P I think. And it's red! And very high-temperature! Probably got horns hidden somewhere in there.