Star Sizes

[Killer Tomato]

I had seen a poster of something like this 10-15 years ago but this digital version is what is real handy in the computer age.

If the Earth were to be represented by a sphere one centimeter in diameter, the Sun would be represented as a sphere with a diameter of 109 centimeters, at a distance of 117 meters. At these scales, VY Canis Majoris would have a diameter of approximately 2.3 kilometers.

6 connected frames:

1. Mercury - Earth
2. Earth - Jupiter
3. Jupiter - Sirius
4. Sirius - Aldebaren
5. Aldebaren - Betelgeuse
6. Betelgeuse - VY Canis Majoris

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