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The sun is a star itself. The sun is actually a very small star. There are stars that are WAY bigger then the sun.Like the VY Canis majoris star. The sun is invisible compared to that super giant star.
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What makes some stars appear bigger than others?
Some stars are actually bigger than others, and some are closer to us, so appear bigger. The biggest star is UY Scuti, which is 1708 times bigger than the sun. It is 7800 light years away. The closest is Alpha Centauri, at 4.5 light years away. Note: nearly all stars are so far away that they still appear as just points of light, even in large telescopes. The angular size of some stars can be measured using "interferometry".
Why do stars at night look smaller than the moon?
It is very simple answer; moon closer than earth in campair of star. everything which is closer to you is seen bigger in campair thing which is far away from you.
What is the biggest star discovered so far?
The biggest star is VY canis majoris! It is believed that it is 2000 times bigger than the sun!!!!! And trust me its true
Why are some of the stars very faint?
Because they are very far away!
Why do you see stars twinkling but planets do not?
the stars emitt its own light. But the planets do not have any own light. It absorbs the light from the stars like a sun. It just reflects the light. And also the stars are far away from the earth than the planets. So we can found the twinkling of stars but not the planets.
Are stars bigger than moons?
Yes, much bigger. The stars appear tiny because they are unimaginably far away. The stars we see at night are suns, some bigger and brighter than out son, some with their own planets orbiting them.
Is the sun bigger than all the other stars?
No. The sun is not the biggest star in the our galaxy. Some stars that we see at night that are located far far away from other stars. One of the largest known stars, NML Cygni, is 1,650 times bigger than the sun (by radius). Our sun is tiny, compared to the bigger stars. the largest star is a billion times the sun, and by the way, nml cygni is not one of the largest known stars, it IS the largest known star
Why does the sun appear bigger than the stars?
Because we are closer to the sun than to the stars. The sun is bigger than SOME stars. Stars can be all different sizes. Some stars are in fact smaller than our sun but not as small as they appear to be. On the other hand, some stars are hundreds even thousands times larger than the sun we see. They only look small because they are so far away.
Are stars bigger or the moon?
Stars are much much bigger than the moon. They only appear to be smaller because they are so far away as compared to the moon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A star is a gigantic celestial body of hot gas that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior. The moon appears bigger because it is so much closer to us than the stars. The sun is also considered as a star.
Are stars mini suns?
The stars in the night sky are similar to our own sun, though are very far away. Some of them are smaller than ours but a lot of them are much bigger.
What makes some stars appear bigger than others?
Some stars are actually bigger than others, and some are closer to us, so appear bigger. The biggest star is UY Scuti, which is 1708 times bigger than the sun. It is 7800 light years away. The closest is Alpha Centauri, at 4.5 light years away. Note: nearly all stars are so far away that they still appear as just points of light, even in large telescopes. The angular size of some stars can be measured using "interferometry".
Are stars little?
No. The stars are enormous, far larger than Earth. They only appear far because they are unimaginably far away.
What is he name of the star that is bigger than the sun?
Take any famous star, and read about it - most of them are bigger than our Sun. That doesn't mean our Suns is exceptionally small, quite the contrary; however, the brighter stars can be seen from far away.Take any famous star, and read about it - most of them are bigger than our Sun. That doesn't mean our Suns is exceptionally small, quite the contrary; however, the brighter stars can be seen from far away.Take any famous star, and read about it - most of them are bigger than our Sun. That doesn't mean our Suns is exceptionally small, quite the contrary; however, the brighter stars can be seen from far away.Take any famous star, and read about it - most of them are bigger than our Sun. That doesn't mean our Suns is exceptionally small, quite the contrary; however, the brighter stars can be seen from far away.
Why do stars at night look smaller than the moon?
It is very simple answer; moon closer than earth in campair of star. everything which is closer to you is seen bigger in campair thing which is far away from you.
What causes stars to look smaller than they really are?
Simply put, the stars are very far away.
Why are stars tiny?
They are not. Stars are actually enormous, far larger than Earth. They appear small only because they are unimaginable far away.
Why are the stars smaller than the moon?
Stars are smaller than the moon because they are further away. They're not actually smaller, its just because they are so far away. Stars are actually very large.
