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Size comparison : Betelgeuse and Sun

author: M.Carroll/Novapix

reference: a-eto01-00051

Image Size 300 DPI: 22 * 16 cm

Betelgeuse is a red giant, one of the largest stars known. It forms the left shoulder of the constellation Orion. If Betelgeuse was placed at the center of our solar system, its fuzzy edge would extent out well beyond the orbit of Mars.

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2008 - ASTRONOMY - BETELGEUSE - COMPARISON - ILLUSTRATION - M STAR - RED SUPERGIANT - SIZE - STAR - SUN - SUPERGIANT -