It’s been in the news whether Betelgeuse is about (well 650 years ago) to explode. Betelgeuse is a known variable with a range from 0.0 to +1.3. The current dip is more pronounced this time.
Betelgeuse Dimming
Astronomy News visible from latitude 34.06°N
- 19 Nov 2024 (3 days away): Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
- 17 Nov 2024 (Tomorrow): The Pleiades cluster is well placed
- 17 Nov 2024 (16 hours away): Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri
- 17 Nov 2024 (10 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
- 17 Nov 2024 (9 hours away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
- 17 Nov 2024 (Tomorrow): Leonid meteor shower 2024
- 17 Nov 2024 (1 hour ago): Uranus at opposition
- 16 Nov 2024 (19 hours ago): Mercury at greatest elongation east
- 16 Nov 2024 (20 hours ago): Close approach of the Moon and M45
- 15 Nov 2024 (Yesterday): Full Moon
Betelgeuse has reached its dimmest and is now brightenning again.
https://www.aavso.org/