Now at 94% of my usual brightness! #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

My visual mag from last night was 0.57 (robust mean of 6 observations). That is 0.03 mag brighter than the robust mean of the 5 previous nights (n=10, 0.5σ). #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

Now at 90% of my usual brightness! #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

My visual mag from last night was 0.57 (robust mean of 4 observations). That is 0.03 mag brighter than the robust mean of the 5 previous nights (n=10, 0.5σ). #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

Now at 91% of my usual brightness! #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

My visual mag from last night was 0.61 (robust mean of 5 observations). That is 0.07 mag dimmer than the robust mean of the 5 previous nights (n=8, 1.0σ). #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

Now at 95% of my usual brightness! #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

My visual mag from last night was 0.60 (robust mean of 1 observations). That is 0.05 mag dimmer than the robust mean of the 5 previous nights (n=10, 2.3σ). #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

My visual mag from last night was 0.60 (robust mean of 3 observations). That is 0.08 mag dimmer than the robust mean of the 5 previous nights (n=8, 3.9σ). #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

#Betelgeuse in historical context: currently at mag 0.60, brighter than 68% of its recorded history. A 135-year look at the red supergiant. #Beteigeuze #Astronomy