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.
Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the only City of Literature in North America, as awarded by UNESCO in 2008. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of about 67,862. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the 2015 population at 74,220, making it the state's fifth-largest city. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa.