Betelgeuse Dimming 2024 Lok. The bright star’s great dimming may have been a big dust burp. When a prominent star in the night sky suddenly dims, it generates a lot of interest.

On march 14, 2024, the american association of variable star observers ( aavso) reported that the star betelgeuse in the constellation orion has dimmed by about 0.5. Betelgeuse, a red supergiant in the constellation of orion, abruptly darkened in late 2019, early 2020.