Star Size Comparison

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No matter how many times I watch a video version or even an image that shows the comparison of Star sizes in just our galaxy, I never fail to feel the enormity of the gigantic stars, and at the other end of the scale, how minuscule we are. 

Over the years, I've sent various versions of such images to several people, in an effort to share the information and more importantly, inspire them to accept the vastness of Creation instead of believing in the arrogant lie that we are so special, no other Life exists beyond our Planet.

Reactions have ranged from being truly shocked to some degree of disbelief. Of course, I made sure I only sent them resources from "Science-based" websites. In many cases, the internal struggle that ensues is very real as they fight cognitive dissonance. One response was particularly telling ~ "Oh wow, so amazing!" and she continued in the same breath with another topic.

Anyway, for anyone interested, there's a video version over at Brain Maze, who also says:

We created this stunning 4K, 60 FPS video to give you a thrilling experience of star comparison. 

 

Let's compare our Sun to stars like Betelgeuse, VY Canis Majoris, and other cosmic giants.

 

The color of a star is a direct indicator of its surface temperature. Hotter stars emit more energy in shorter wavelengths, appearing blue or white. Cooler stars emit more energy in longer wavelengths, appearing red or orange. This phenomenon is known as Wien's Law.

 

We carefully applied this Law to colorize each star in this video.