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On average how do the distances of the nearest stars compare with those of the brightest stars?
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Stars range in many different shapes and sizes some have super energy and others have less energy. Usually the more mass the star has the more light it will seem to emit more light, the distance can matter, one thing to remember when looking at the stars is that it can and does take thousands of years for the light from a star to reach the Earth. Some stars are brighter than others because they have more energy than others.
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Why does the H-R diagram constructed from the data on the brightest stars differ so much from the diagram constructed data on the nearest stars?
The nearest stars - assuming all stars up to a certain distance are actually known - are representative of the general star population. The brightest stars are not. They are... brighter than the average stars.
How far is Orion?
Orion [See Link] is a constellation and thus has many stars of different distances from us.The nearest is GJ 3379 at around 17 light years.The brightest is Rigel at around 800 light years.
Which moon would look the brightest from the surface of Jupiter?
The moon Io would look the brightest from the surface of Jupiter because It is the nearest.
Why does the sun appear the be the brightest star in the sky to us on earth?
because it is the nearest star by a long way
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
Why does the sun seem to be the brightest star?
It seems to be the brightest because it is the nearest to the earth.
How far is Orion?
Orion [See Link] is a constellation and thus has many stars of different distances from us.The nearest is GJ 3379 at around 17 light years.The brightest is Rigel at around 800 light years.
Why does the H-R diagram constructed from the data on the brightest stars differ so much from the diagram constructed data on the nearest stars?
The nearest stars - assuming all stars up to a certain distance are actually known - are representative of the general star population. The brightest stars are not. They are... brighter than the average stars.
Which moon would look the brightest from the surface of Jupiter?
The moon Io would look the brightest from the surface of Jupiter because It is the nearest.
Is polaris the nearest star to the earth but not the brightest?
the sun is a star and it isthecloseststar to the earth, not Polaris
Is Vega the brightest star?
No. Apart from the sun, the brightest star as we see it is Sirius. Of course, as stars are different sizes and distances, there are stars that are brighter than it, but look dimmer because they are much further away. Sirius is one of the nearest stars to us, which is why it looks so bright to us. Vega is very bright looking to us, but much further away than Sirius.
Why does the sun appear the be the brightest star in the sky to us on earth?
because it is the nearest star by a long way
Why is Io the brightest moon from Jupiter's surface?
IO is the brightest because it is the nearest and the volcanic lava and plumes produces a wide area. as the lava flows its surface changes with a wide amount of colours
How far away is the closest star in Aries?
A Constellation cannot be given a distance, as they are always made up of stars with differing distances from us. The nearest is Teegarden's Star at around 12.6 light years, while the brightest Alpha Arietis is about 66 light years from us. = =
How big is the nearest galaxy?
It is difficult to accurately measure the distances to other stars in our own galaxy, not to mention the distances to other galaxies. The Milky Way galaxy, of which our solar system is a tiny part, is a little bigger than the average, but not greatly so. The nearest other galaxies to ours are the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud, which are dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.
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
What is the name of the planet that is nearest to the Earth?
Venus can approach closest, but the distances between the planets varies as they move around the Sun. Mars is sometimes nearest and, rarely, Mercury can be the nearest.
