ESOcast 217 Light: ESO Telescope Sees Surface of Dim Betelgeuse
Channel: European Southern Observatory (ESO)
Date: 2020-02-14

Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have captured the unprecedented dimming of Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star in the constellation Orion.

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Directed by: Herbert Zodet.  
Editing : Herbert Zodet.  
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida.  
Written by: Caitlyn Buongiorno and Bárbara Ferreira.  
Music: tonelabs (www.tonelabs.com) – Expect The Unexpected.  
Footage and photos: ESO, Kervella/M. Montargès et al., acknowledgement: Eric Pantin, Digitized Sky Survey 2, M. Zamani and P. Horálek.  
Scientific consultants: Paola Amico and Mariya Lyubenova.