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Betelgeuse


name         Matt V.
status       student
age          14

Question -   If the sun is a medium-sized star, how man suns would fit 
in betlegeuse? And how is Betelgeuse pronounced?

It is pronounced "Beetle juice", and the following sites may help you with 
your size question:

http://www.skypub.com/

http://www2.astronomy.com/astro/

---Nathan A. Unterman

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