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To illustrate the epic saga of the Great Dimming of Betelgeuse, in this podcast extra, we revisit all our previous discussions of the red supergiant \u2013 collated just for you in one handy dandy place!<\/p>\n

We cover all the previous major studies of the Great Dimming event from the past year and a half, to let you relive the glorious adventure that is scientific investigation!<\/p>\n

Tune in to see how this amazing story has evolved and remind yourself of the previous theories; from coincidental pulsation cycles, to surface temperature drops, and, of course, cosmic dust (as predicted by the Dust Queen herself).<\/p>\n

We finish with a brief summary of the newest research published in Nature, using data from the European Southern Observatory\u2019s Very Large Telescope (ESO\u2019s VLT).<\/p>\n

**Also download Episode 109 Part1 on 1st July 2021 to hear our full discussion of the seemingly final instalment of this incredible adventure.**<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To illustrate the epic saga of the Great Dimming of Betelgeuse, in this podcast extra, we revisit all our previous discussions of the red supergiant \u2013 collated just for you in one handy dandy place! We cover all the previous major studies of the Great Dimming event from the past year and a half, to … <\/p>\n

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