Discussing what is quite arguably an impact crater put to excellent, excellent use in France, one take-away from this cover story about Le Clot Crater is the reminder of how weather and plate tectonics work to slowly but surely reshape Earth's surface (check out the moon in binoculars for the alternative). This issue features a tale of astronomical history (and maybe resolution with recent scientific work) that you can experience for yourself beyond simply taking the photons in (a rarity in astronomy). The most recent issue of Free Astronomy Magazine ( May-June 2023) is available for your reading and downloading pleasure at (and facebook). Photo by Frank Brenker, Goethe University Frankfurt. Unlike the same fleeting game between celebrities and paparazzi, the imminent demise of Betelgeuse as a red supergiant will be an event that will mark a permanent change in the world, captured for posterity by amateur and professional astronomers alike (if such professions still exist as technology outpaces us) and recorded with far greater detail than those supernovae that have already traveled over recorded millennia, including those of 185, 393, 1006, 1054, 1181, 1572, 1604, and 1987 A.D.īrowser-readable version (and PDF download): Above: Domaine du Météore ("Meteor Domain" Winery) in the department (a term used here to define a governmental region) of Hérault in the south of France, the bucolic post-aftermath of what is believed to be one of a number of impact craters in the region. Every fit and spurt out of this soon-to-be-former- red supergiant may lead all interested parties to ponder if we will be the narrow band of generations to witness what might be the greatest show this part of the Milky Way will offer homo sapiens. Regular readers may remember Betelgeuse as the focus of the September-October 2020 issue, when, deep in the throes of COVID, the safest/sanest thing to do was to stay home and read.
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