Planet / Star size Comparison

I am sure some of you have seen this, but for others that haven't It is very interesting. It really goes to show how little we are in the universe...











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And lastly here is a deepspace image from the hubble of distant galaxies.. not stars. Amazing. I dont have a source for this it has been on my computer for years.

A star and a flag for a great reference thread. How big are the stars that go supernova?

Someone may be able to correct me if I am wrong, I am not an astronomer by any means. But I believe there are multiple types of stars that go supernova. From a white dwarf to a red giant, or class M star. The largest star on that diagram is Antares, a Class M Supergiant. The radius of Antares is larger than the orbit of Mars!

Originally posted by samureyed
Someone may be able to correct me if I am wrong, I am not an astronomer by any means. But I believe there are multiple types of stars that go supernova. From a white dwarf to a red giant, or class M star. The largest star on that diagram is Antares, a Class M Supergiant. The radius of Antares is larger than the orbit of Mars!

Do you mean larger than the orbit of pluto?

no that would be even bigger..



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Video link wasn't working, so I just put the link in. This takes those same pictures and puts them in a movie. Amazing to watch. Those are not even the largest structures, but the size is mind staggering.

But of course we are the only intelligent life in the whole universe...









Not.