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Space and Stuff : It's Big

This has probably been shared in this thread before but this is the size of the Sun compared with the biggest known star currently. Shows how insignificant we are in Space.

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Scuti is not even close to being the biggest. There are a lot of bigger stars that have been discovered. If they can confirm its size it is believed that Stephenson 2 DFK 1 would be the biggest which looks like is twice the size of Scuti. Current confirmed biggest is WOH G64 which is in the Large Magellenic Cloud. The largest in the Milky Way is VY Canis Majoris. These would make that little Sun spot in your image much smaller.
 

Anybody been to a dark sky area? I know there are a few in the US, would like to take my kids and check it out and wondering if anyone has experience/advice on this. Thing about dark skies is they're in the middle of nowhere, so it's hard to find decent lodging for soft, posh people like myself and the entitled rugrats I drag along with me.
 
Anybody been to a dark sky area? I know there are a few in the US, would like to take my kids and check it out and wondering if anyone has experience/advice on this. Thing about dark skies is they're in the middle of nowhere, so it's hard to find decent lodging for soft, posh people like myself and the entitled rugrats I drag along with me.
I haven’t but years ago I was in Cape Cod and the stargazing was surprisingly incredible. The number of stars was almost dizzying
 


Astral physicists call it: 'the most violent place in our universe!' 😱

Well, I assume they mean second most, first being outside a stadium before an European footy cup final involving the RS, you know, like when they show up in their drones and most of them don't have tickets. 🫢




...Something something... About the size of @chicoazul's head. 🤔
 
Anybody been to a dark sky area? I know there are a few in the US, would like to take my kids and check it out and wondering if anyone has experience/advice on this. Thing about dark skies is they're in the middle of nowhere, so it's hard to find decent lodging for soft, posh people like myself and the entitled rugrats I drag along with me.
Going to Brecon Beacons, North Wales in a fortnight camping with the little fella (5) who's bonkers about space. Already got his telescope and lenses packed and ready to go. Can name all the galaxies and nebula already and currently learning the constellations. He's got my head blown tryna keep up and keep him interested. Never gave space a second thought really until a year ago lol

Will report back, hopefully with some kick ass pics to add
 
Going to Brecon Beacons, North Wales in a fortnight camping with the little fella (5) who's bonkers about space. Already got his telescope and lenses packed and ready to go. Can name all the galaxies and nebula already and currently learning the constellations. He's got my head blown tryna keep up and keep him interested. Never gave space a second thought really until a year ago lol

Will report back, hopefully with some kick ass pics to add
'Thomas the Roaming Astrologer'?

Make sense. There's nothing better then toking a fat doobie and then staring up at stars all night! ;)
 
Anybody been to a dark sky area? I know there are a few in the US, would like to take my kids and check it out and wondering if anyone has experience/advice on this. Thing about dark skies is they're in the middle of nowhere, so it's hard to find decent lodging for soft, posh people like myself and the entitled rugrats I drag along with me.

If your in Liverpool the wallasey/leasowe Bay area is a stretch of caost which is pitch black at night
 
'EThomas the Roaming Astrologer'?

Make sense. There's nothing better then toking a fat doobie and then staring up at stars all night! ;)
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