the second brightest star in Orion

Will Betelgeuse explode in 2012 ?

2012年，参宿四会爆炸吗？

So don「t count on getting a lot of sleep when Betelgeuse explodes, because the only sensible thing for the world to do will be to throw a weeks-long global supernova party.

所以不要指望获得大量的睡眠时参宿四星爆炸，因为要做世界的唯一明智事情会举行为期一周的全球超新星宴会。

But how do relatively rare titans such as Betelgeuse emerge from the same stuff that usually yields batches of sun-sized orbs and even more common red dwarfs?

但是象参宿四那样相对稀少的巨型恒星是如何出现的呢？同样多的物质材料通常可以产生一批象太阳大小的天体，甚至可以产生更多的普通红矮星。

The diameter of the star Betelgeuse is more than a quarter the size of our entire solar system.

猎户座中的一等星的直径比我们整个太阳系直径的四分之一还要大。

In fact, if Betelgeuse replaced the sun in our solar system, its outer layers would extend past Earth and Mars and to nearly the orbit of Jupiter.

实际上，如果让参宿四来代替我们太阳系的太阳，它的外层将会延伸超过地球和火星，并且几乎接近于木星的轨道。

Betelgeuse - the other bright star in Orion - is the Hunter」s right shoulder.

参宿四-猎户座的另一颗明星-是猎人的右肩膀。

The only two missing star positions are for Betelgeuse and Rigel.

只有两个失蹤星级职务是参宿四和参宿七。

Of course, the conversion from stellar to human terms is pretty extreme, as Betelgeuse is predicted to explode anytime in the next million years.

就当然从恒星到人类的条款的转换是很是极端参宿四星预计将下一步百万年随时爆炸。

Hanging from his belt, the stars and nebulae of the Hunter's sword are visible lower and to the right. Yellow-orange Betelgeuse is the brightest star on the image left.

猎户座腰带上三颗亮星几乎与雪径垂直，右下角猎人之剑上的恒星和星云清晰可辨。