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Old 01-08-2008, 05:14 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate View Post
There is a star that sounds like Beetlejuice?
Yep, and it's one of the brighter stars in the sky. Alpha Orionis, the (funnily enough, second brightest, despite the alpha designation) top left star in Orion. It is conspicuously red.
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