BoneyardBrew Member Posted July 24, 2010 Member Share Posted July 24, 2010 Hot damn! (no pun intended :p) Who would've thought our sun was that tiny in comparison to those massively massive stars? :laugh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592950962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nub Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Why are the other ones blue? Is it cold there? Or what? Sarcasm? They are stars... they aren't cold. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592950986 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AoM_Scott Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Why are the other ones blue? Is it cold there? Or what? As a general rule hot objects glow red, then white and finally blue.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_body See the temperature scale on the RHS, goes up to 10000 Kelvin. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592950992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaic Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Why are the other ones blue? Is it cold there? Or what? Edit:nvm Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592950998 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted July 24, 2010 MVC Share Posted July 24, 2010 I wish our sun was blue :( Everybody mentioning a blue star made me think of this album cover I've always liked: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaic Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Everybody mentioning a blue star made me think of this album cover I've always liked: +1 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Battery Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 That is a bit mind blowing Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951018 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderermy Posted July 24, 2010 Author Share Posted July 24, 2010 I always love astronomy, it's so fascinating .... there is so many things. Here's the Earth compare to the Sun Imagine the Earth compare to VY Canis Major Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamerhomie Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Wow, the flare alone on VY Canis Major is as big as the Ruby Star. WOH G64 is incredibly scary looking. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladiatorus Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 :omg: Imagine the forces of gravity those things have :wacko: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted July 24, 2010 Veteran Share Posted July 24, 2010 That larger planet picture is better. However, I heard that larger suns produce less heat, so our sun might be one of the hottest in the solar system. Yes, the sun is the hottest star in our solar system. Well done. Quoting this for longevity. Oops. :rofl: Even if you meant the Milky Way, the Sun's surface temperature is only 5778 K although its corona is much hotter at roughly 5 million K. A quick Google search pins another star's surface temperature at 200000 K. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AoM_Scott Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 And then the combination of forces which stop them from collapsing :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Wonder how close you could get to those without a) burning up or b) being pulled apart by their gravity. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Some stunning stuff. I am pretty sure there are bigger ones but we cant see them. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solid Knight Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Too bad we don't have a cool blue sun. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted July 25, 2010 Veteran Share Posted July 25, 2010 Why are the other ones blue? Is it cold there? Or what? xD Blue != cold, infact, blue stars are hotter than "red" Stars, color is directly linked to the radiation/heat of the star afaik Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951876 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindTrickz Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I call FAKE. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592951904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladiatorus Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I call FAKE. :unsure: Why? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592952344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
perochan Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 :unsure: Why? because he doesnt believe in science and only believes in god? no idea. anyway, i love space. full of fascinating stuff. wish i can go to the space before i die one day. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592952534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Good pics! .. of course they are only the ones we know about .. It reminds me of a school lecture I did about the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram many years ago ... related info .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertzsprung%E2%80%93Russell_diagram I think I managed to confuse everybody .. lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592954464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted July 29, 2010 Global Moderator Share Posted July 29, 2010 Yes, the sun is the hottest star in our solar system. Well done. LOL.. I meant universe.. iFail :( Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592969026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted July 29, 2010 Veteran Share Posted July 29, 2010 LOL.. I meant universe.. iFail :( Still wrong :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592969222 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 LOL.. I meant universe.. iFail :( http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/stars/what-is-the-hottest-star/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592969236 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJohnSmitherson Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Space is so amazing and beautiful. I wish we had better tech. to travel through more of it, quicker. Science is so insane. People can see into the universe and study planets and stars from so far away, and collect data and create theories. So cool! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/923444-pic-sun-1-pixel/page/2/#findComment-592969250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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