Shot with the Nikon D3200 and 18-55mm lens, handheld but balanced on the observatory roof for a little extra stability. While Betelguese is a variable star, since October, it has dimmed to a 25 year low of Mag +1.12. Betelguese is on the verge of a Supernova, but in cosmic time scales, that could mean any time in the next 100,000 years - 25-12-19