Abstract

Much evidence now exists that Betelgeuse controls the local cluster of stars in which we reside, with an estimated mass of 14 million that of the Sun. The reasons are: a plane passed through the solar apex, the Sun, and Betelgeuse is found to be perpendicular to the earth's orbit, the two have equal radial velocities, there is star streaming towards Orion, the motion of new stars is from this place, and Gould's Great Belt of Stars, of which the Sun is a member, appears to be orbiting something in Orion. Finally, the lack of differential rotation in the Galaxy means that its circulating mass must increase as the cube orbits distance from the center. This requires great mass at the edge of the Galaxy where we are located. Betelgeuse is an obvious candidate for this role.