No new #Betelgeuse brightness tonight

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

Happy anniversary to Tim Burton’s film, ‘Beetlejuice’. Released in theaters this week in 1988. #beetlejuice #timburton #michaelkeaton #betelgeuse

My visual mag from last night was 0.50 (robust mean of 4 observations). That is 0.04 mag brighter than the robust mean of the 5 previous nights (n=16, 0.8σ). #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

Now at 100% of my usual brightness! #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

My visual mag from last night was 0.50 (robust mean of 3 observations). That is 0.04 mag brighter than the robust mean of the 5 previous nights (n=16, 0.9σ). #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

My visual mag from last night was 0.50 (robust mean of 3 observations). That is 0.03 mag brighter than the robust mean of the 5 previous nights (n=18, 0.6σ). #Betelgeuse #Beteigeuze

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

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