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Canis Majoris vs. Sol
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:39 pm
by Skipp
After my Sag A* run, I promised myself I'd do a quick jump to Canis Majoris and go straight towards Sol so I can make a comparison of these 2 stars... so - without any further ado, here it is. (don't forget to click for full image)
Big is an understatement
P.S. The fuel-scoop turns on at 5,1k Ls
Re: Canis Majoris vs. Sol
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:12 pm
by UnmarkedBoxcar
So awesome
Re: Canis Majoris vs. Sol
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:47 pm
by JohnLuke
That is amazingly huge!! Thanks for the comparison Skipp!
Re: Canis Majoris vs. Sol
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:14 am
by Mouse
Wow
Re: Canis Majoris vs. Sol
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:05 am
by OrionSnake
wow! A true Supergiant star. I thought Betelgeuse (Fuel Scoop kicks in at around 2100 ls) was huge when I visited it.
Re: Canis Majoris vs. Sol
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:41 am
by HAMM3R
Goodness gracious, great ball of fire!
Re: Canis Majoris vs. Sol
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:32 pm
by Flip
I think there's a problem with Canis Majoris, though. The star is huge, that's a given, but the relative size of the spots and coronal holes and loops is the same as those of Sol, and I think that's wrong.
Re: Canis Majoris vs. Sol
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:24 pm
by Riboflavin
That's massive!
Re: Canis Majoris vs. Sol
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:47 pm
by Cmdr Kharma
That's not the first time I've heard that......
*Snick*.....
Talking about Ego of course.....Before some other low life says it......
*Double snick*
Re: Canis Majoris vs. Sol
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:33 pm
by anikaiful
ED's pretty nicely captured the sizes... but something akin to
...for visual representation would've trumped the current 'most if not all giant and main-sequence stars look more or less the same'.