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.
Location of Dubuque County within the state of Iowa. Dubuque County is a county equivalent area found in Iowa, USA. The county government of Dubuque is found in the county seat of Dubuque. With a total 1,596.63 sq. km of land and water area, Dubuque County, Iowa is the 1688th largest county equivalent area in the United States. Home to 96,370 people, Dubuque County has a total 39988 households earning 51475 on average per year.