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If you hold your thumb in front of your eye, it looks bigger than a full grown person who is far away. Similarly, from the earth the moon looks big because it is less than two light seconds from us (about 1.3), whereas the stars are all light years away--except for our local star.
Note, our sun appears about as big as the moon does from earth's surface, even though it is 8.4 light minutes from us. Using the ratio of 1.3 seconds to 8.4 minutes gives the approximate number of times larger than the moon the sun is--390 times. (The actual number is 400 times). That's just the diameter measurement. The total volume difference (size) is proportionate to the cube of that.
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What is the star bigger than the moon?
All stars are bigger than the moon.
Which is bigger a star or a moon?
A star is MUCH larger than a moon.
Why does the moon seem bigger than any star?
because stars are further away than the moon so that way the moon looks bigger
Why does the moon seem bigger than any other star?
because stars are further away than the moon so that way the moon looks bigger
Is the moon big then the star?
no. one star can be bigger than the whole world suprisingly.
What is the star bigger than the moon?
All stars are bigger than the moon.
Which is bigger a star or a moon?
A star is MUCH larger than a moon.
Why does the moon seem bigger than any star?
because stars are further away than the moon so that way the moon looks bigger
Why does the moon seem bigger than any other star?
because stars are further away than the moon so that way the moon looks bigger
Is the moon big then the star?
no. one star can be bigger than the whole world suprisingly.
What is bigger star or moon?
it depends some stars are huge,10x the sun, and some are puny, smaller or about the same as the moon
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.
What is bigger than an asteroid?
lots of things are bigger than a astriod ,planets, somtimes a moon, and the biggest star in are solar system.
Is the earths moon bigger than the sun?
No! The Sun is the biggest star and thing in our solar system
What is bigger moon solar system meteorite comet star galaxy universe?
Obviously, the Universe is the biggest of that lot. Next biggest is "galaxy", then solar system, then star, then moon. A comet is usually bigger than a meteorite, but not always.
Why does the sun seem larger than other stars in the sky?
Because it is the closest star to us. This is the same reason that a quarter looks larger than the moon if you hold it up. The quarter is much closer to you than the moon, so it looks bigger, but it is not really bigger than the moon.
Is io bigger than the moon?
Io is a little bigger than the moon :)
