Nah.. not even close :-).. was talking of stellar bodies.. Sirius is the brightest star from our vantage point (perception from the earth) according to this. There could be stars brighter than it but not from our perception from earth..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_brightest_stars Joe From: Axton Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:08 PM Newsgroups: public.remedy.arsystem.general To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: We should name some of the forthcoming versions of the AR System after some of the biggest known stars :-) ** Phwew, when I read the subject I thought you were referring to Hollywood. On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Joe Martin D'Souza <[email protected]> wrote: ** VY Canis Majoris is the biggest from the list.. Sounds like a geeky name too! The sun is just a little speck compared to the size of VY Canis Majoris which is estimated to be 1800 to 2100 solar radii (1 solar radius is the radius of the sun – obviously and hence the term solar radius). Here are some facts about the sizes of these stars.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VY_Canis_Majoris This is the list of largest known stars.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_known_stars And some comparisons with some of our planets including the earth with the size of the sun and the size of the 15th largest star. http://www.co-intelligence.org/newsletter/comparisons.html Can you imagine if we lived on a planet as big as the VY Canis Majoris? Technically it would have not been possible even if it did have an atmosphere and water and everything else conducive to existence of life.. Joe _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
