Image: Star Sizes Comparison update 2021

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Description: Comparison of the sizes of selected stars. From left to right are Cygnus OB2 #12 (blue hypergiant and luminous blue variable), V382 Carinae (yellow hypergiant), V915 Scorpii (orange hypergiant), UY Scuti, and Stephenson 2-18 (red supergiants/hypergiants). The orbits of Saturn (brown ellipse) and Neptune (blue ellipse) are also shown for comparison. Picture created using Autodesk Sketchbook. Adaptation of File:Rho Cassiopeiae Sol VY Canis Majoris - 2019-05-14.svg made by User:Anynobody and vectorized by User:Henry Mühlpfordt.
Title: Star Sizes Comparison update 2021
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Author: SkyFlubbler
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