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To: C19fan

Betelgeuse may be a red supergiant star at only 400 light years away, but VY Canis Majoris, a red hypergiant at 3,900 light years, is the biggest star that we know of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VY_Canis_Majoris

In this video you’ll see the size comparisons of our planets and various stars.

Betelgeuse is almost the same size as Antares A that is in video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q

Antares: Betelgeuse’s Neglected Twin
http://www.aavso.org/vsots_alphasco


14 posted on 02/25/2015 7:20:13 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Oh I don’t know. Uhura sang about Antares.


15 posted on 02/25/2015 7:25:13 AM PST by xp38
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