It all depends on your point of view - literally.
See related question.
Polaris, also known as the North Star, is approximately 2,500 times brighter than the Sun. This brightness is measured in terms of absolute magnitude, where Polaris has an absolute magnitude of about -3.6, compared to the Sun's absolute magnitude of about +4.8. However, the apparent brightness of stars can vary based on their distance from Earth.
Look up in the sky and you will see. Polaris is actually quite dim, compared to other stars and planets. Even at it's dimmest, Mars is brighter than Polaris.
The sun is the closest star to earth.
Brighter Than the Sun was created on 2011-05-23.
300,000,000,000,000 times brighter than the sun
the polaris is much larger than sun because polaris is a super giant star while sun is only a dwarf
Yes, in "absolute magnitude", Mizar is much brighter than the Sun.
Polaris A is a white supergiant.
It is better to say that the sun appears brighter because it is closer. Some stars are actually brighter than the sun.
it isn't the sun is 450000 times brighter than the moon! no..
Yes. The sun is about 5778°K. Polaris is about 6900°K.
No, a welder is not brighter than the sun. The sun is a star and emits much more light and energy than any welding process.