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.
The Meskwaki Settlement west of Tama is the only American Indian settlement in Iowa and is host to a large annual Pow-wow. The Clint Eastwood movie The Bridges of Madison County, based on the popular novel of the same name, took place and was filmed in Madison County. Also in Madison County is the John Wayne Birthplace Museum in Winterset.