Credit: ESA/Herschel/PACS/L. Decin et al. Betelgeuse is a star nearing the end of its life. Because it is creating heavier and heavier elements in its core that could be used for stars after it dies, a NASA story once dubbed the red giant a workaholic.
Clermont is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. The population was 716 at the 2000 census. Clermont is home to Montauk, the mansion of former Iowa governor William Larrabee, along with much historic architecture. Scenes for the movie The Straight Story were filmed here. Clermont is located at 42Â°59â²58â³N 91Â°39â²17â³W / 42.99944Â°N 91.65472Â°W / 42.99944; -91.65472 (42.999339, -91.654699) on the Turkey River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 kmÂ²), all of it land.
Muscatine, Iowa. Muscatine is a city in Muscatine County, Iowa, United States. The population was estimated at 23,968 in 2015, an increase from 22,697 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Muscatine County. The name Muscatine is unique in that it is not used by any other city in the United States.