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Just how big is the largest known star?

Pelagic KayakerPelagic Kayaker Posts: 1,503 Senior Member
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...and I thought Jupiter was big!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4iD-9GSW-0
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  • samzheresamzhere Posts: 10,923 Senior Member
    #2
    You mean, besides Oprah Winfrey?

    (sorry, couldn't resist, my bad)
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  • Pelagic KayakerPelagic Kayaker Posts: 1,503 Senior Member
    #3
    **** Sam! This is supposed to be a serious thread topic and not about B.E.C related issues! (...sigh)
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  • samzheresamzhere Posts: 10,923 Senior Member
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    Oh, yeah, Pel, re. San Antonio (how's that for thread drift?)... the city is in Bexar county and that's pronounced "bare", a silent x. So you'll not be chucked at behind your back, dude.
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  • Pelagic KayakerPelagic Kayaker Posts: 1,503 Senior Member
    #5
    samzhere wrote: »
    Oh, yeah, Pel, re. San Antonio (how's that for thread drift?)... the city is in Bexar county and that's pronounced "bare", a silent x. So you'll not be chucked at behind your back, dude.

    "Sir, could you please tell me how to get to Bexar county?" ("who was that guy? ...beats me... had California plates...")

    Reminds me of living in AZ and hearing driving directions to Gee La Bend (Gila i.e Hee La) or Mog-oh-lon Rim (Mogollon i.e Muggy-own) hahahaha!!
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  • Pelagic KayakerPelagic Kayaker Posts: 1,503 Senior Member
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    cpj wrote: »
    Not sure, but it's bigger than my, ummm, I mean Uranus.

    My gal says that the Big Dipper is her favorite....
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  • tennmiketennmike Posts: 27,457 Senior Member
    #7
    That last one was kinda big. I wonder how big a star has to be to make a diamond core when it collapses(star big enough to do Lithium fusion to make carbon)? Like this one.

    http://phys.org/news/2011-08-planet-diamond-video.html
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  • MississippiBoyMississippiBoy Posts: 819 Senior Member
    #8
    On a similar note, I've always found this site interesting: http://scaleofuniverse.com/
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  • tennmiketennmike Posts: 27,457 Senior Member
    #9
    cpj wrote: »
    Not sure, but it's bigger than my, ummm, I mean Uranus.

    There are known gaseous clouds around yours.
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  • samzheresamzhere Posts: 10,923 Senior Member
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    Pelagic Kayaker wrote: »
    **** Sam! This is supposed to be a serious thread topic and not about B.E.C related issues! (...sigh)

    Notice how long the seriousness lasted? Soon as you posted it was immediately coopted.
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  • JayhawkerJayhawker Posts: 18,364 Senior Member
    #11
    John Holmes was a star (of sorts) and kinda large....
    Sharps Model 1874 - "The rifle that made the west safe for Winchester"
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  • JayhawkerJayhawker Posts: 18,364 Senior Member
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    samzhere wrote: »
    Oh, yeah, Pel, re. San Antonio (how's that for thread drift?)... the city is in Bexar county and that's pronounced "bare", a silent x. So you'll not be chucked at behind your back, dude.

    Historical Inquiry Sam...do you have any idea when and why the common pronunciation of Bexar changed from the Old Spanish "Bay-Har" to the "Bare" Texans use today?
    Sharps Model 1874 - "The rifle that made the west safe for Winchester"
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  • tennmiketennmike Posts: 27,457 Senior Member
    #13
    Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse!
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  • terminator012terminator012 Posts: 3,930 Senior Member
    #14
    I was going to say Elvis.
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  • DanChamberlainDanChamberlain Posts: 3,395 Senior Member
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    Jayhawker wrote: »
    Historical Inquiry Sam...do you have any idea when and why the common pronunciation of Bexar changed from the Old Spanish "Bay-Har" to the "Bare" Texans use today?

    About the time Santa Ana was shown the door.
    It's a source of great pride for me, that when my name is googled, one finds book titles and not mug shots. Daniel C. Chamberlain
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  • Gene LGene L Posts: 12,819 Senior Member
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    Rosie O'donnel is out of the competition? Wait...she's no longer a star.
    Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
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  • samzheresamzhere Posts: 10,923 Senior Member
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    Jayhawker wrote: »
    Historical Inquiry Sam...do you have any idea when and why the common pronunciation of Bexar changed from the Old Spanish "Bay-Har" to the "Bare" Texans use today?

    Actually I've heard it both ways, and Bay-Har is the more precise Spanish, but hey, Spanglish is common all across the southwest, and it's morphed into "Bare". Either is correct and will be accepted by SA folks.

    Pel also needs to be aware that the cops just conducted a huge prostitution sting in San Antonio, arresting lots of street girls and pimps. I'm just saying that this may alter his newcomer recreation plans a bit, but there you go.
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  • Pelagic KayakerPelagic Kayaker Posts: 1,503 Senior Member
    #18
    samzhere wrote: »
    Pel also needs to be aware that the cops just conducted a huge prostitution sting in San Antonio, arresting lots of street girls and pimps. I'm just saying that this may alter his newcomer recreation plans a bit, but there you go.

    Perhaps these gals should find a new profession and be introduced to astronomy. I could show them the wonders of the night sky and our Milky Way galaxy such as the Galactic Bulge and Ejecta Blanket.
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  • samzheresamzhere Posts: 10,923 Senior Member
    #19
    I especially liked Ejecta Blanket!

    One more little sidebar warning. Driving around in Texas w. California plates isn't a problem and you'll probably do same as I did, wait till the registration expires, which is technically legal, I think. And there are plenty of California escapees in Texas who join you in the vehicle crowd.

    However, a warning... Should you decide to take a side trip to our lovely neighbors to the south, Mexico, be aware that California-plate vehicles returning into Texas from Mexico are given intense attention by border patrol, looking for mules.

    And you'll also be quite pleased when you do get Texas plates, since our registrations are not based on vehicle value as in California. Lots cheaper!
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