Betelgeuse Update: Dimmest Magnitude Recorded In 125 Years

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Last week, the extreme dimming of the red supergiant knocked it out of the Top 20 brightest stars. However, there was worse news to come for the star as new data shows Betelgeuse has hit its dimmest point in 125 years, measuring just 37 percent of its usual brightness.

These latest measurements from the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) adds to the past two months of observations that have documented this unprecedented dimming.