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Why does your sun appear to be so large when it is an average size star?
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∙ 12y ago
As we are close to so it appears large, while other stars are far away
This video should give you an idea, look from 0:30 onwards
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What makes some stars appear brighter than others the temperature or the size?
It is a mixture of both. A hotter star will generally appear brighter than a cooler star of the same size. Similarly, a large star will appear brighter than a small one of the same temperature. The brightest stars are generally red supergiants, which are comparatively cool stars, but are so large that their size more than makes up for it. A star's apparent brightness from any given vantage point also depends on its distance. The closer a star is to you, the brighter it will appear.
Is it true that the closer a star is to earth the brighter it appear?
That is one factor. The size of the star is the other.
What is the average size of a sea star?
big
What and average size star looks at the end of its life?
The average star will become a white dwarf at the end of its life.
What is the average square footage of star bucks?
The average size is about 1500 sqft.
Why one star may appear brighter than other star?
The brightness of a star depends on the star's temperature, size, and distance from Earth.Distance on which you can see the stars.
Why does the sun appear the brightest among the stars?
because it is the nearest star in our planet earth so it will appear as very large hot gases... and the second nearest star is the Proxima Centauri
How big is the sun compared to a star?
The sun is a star. It is comparatively large, believed to be in the top 20% for size.
What are the factors that make one star appear brighter than another star?
The size of the star, because the smaller the star the hotter it is because of nuclear fusion. So the hotter the brighter.
What is the size of the pollux star?
The surface temperature of the Pollux star is 4,500 K
How does the size of our sun compare to the size of other stars in the night sky?
Our Sun is an average-sized star.
Stars of average size is called?
An average star like our own Sun is called a yellow dwarf.
