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20-02-2010, 07:49 AM
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Charts for finding VV Cep in Cepheus the King currently in the northern sky midway between Deneb [ tail of Cygnus the Swan and the Pole Star Polaris [top centre] -I'll try for a pic when it clears some trees   
Some aspects of the vid need to be taken with a pinch of salt - the vid shows some solar system planets orbiting in opposite directions  - this ain't true - all the planets orbit in the same direction otherwise over eons ALL the planets would be wiped out through collisions as their orbits are not fixed
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20-02-2010, 07:38 PM
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WOW is right connor i am just starting out in astronomy and don't know anything at the moment, but that's helped me out a great deal, and as you say in the scale of things earth is pretty small |
20-02-2010, 10:06 PM
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My pic of VV Cep field from tonight - it does 'deep' showing faint stars visible in powerful binoculars but VV Cep is at the threshold of naked-eye visibility. The size of the stars in the image is no indication of their true diameter 
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18-03-2010, 11:08 AM
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Heres a picture you might like   |
18-03-2010, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Bates  Heres a picture you might like | Thanks Bates.
We cannot even imagine the incredible size of some of those stars.
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10-04-2010, 08:59 PM
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cough
VY Canis Majoris
VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa) is a red hypergiant star located in the constellation Canis Major. At between 1800 and 2100 solar radii (approx 2,505,600,000 to 2,923,200,000 km across or 1,556,534,837 to 1,816,267,995 miles), it is the largest known star and also one of the most luminous known
the vid showing VV Cephei as largest is quite old, i remember it from many years ago,
just google or youtube search VY Canis Majoris
its not hugly different in size but is bigger
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19-04-2010, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by caladina cough
VY Canis Majoris
VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa) is a red hypergiant star located in the constellation Canis Major. At between 1800 and 2100 solar radii (approx 2,505,600,000 to 2,923,200,000 km across or 1,556,534,837 to 1,816,267,995 miles), it is the largest known star and also one of the most luminous known
the vid showing VV Cephei as largest is quite old, i remember it from many years ago,
just google or youtube search VY Canis Majoris
its not hugly different in size but is bigger | Thanks for the update caladina!
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