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Stars are multi layered balls of burning hydrogen or other gases. ( depending on the colour.)

They can be:

White, Blue, Yellow, Orange or Red.

Some Stars to look out for.

Name
Colour
Size
Constallation
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Apparant
Magnitude

Alpha Centauri
Yellow/Green
Main Sequence
Centaurus
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-0.01

Betelgeuse
Red
SuperGiant (Perhaps the biggest star we know.)
Orion
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0.3 - 1.2 (V)

Cappella
Yellow/Green
Main Sequence
Auriga
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0.08

Canopus
Yellow/Green
SuperGiant
Carina
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-0.72

Sirius
White
Giant
Canis Major
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-1.46

Vega
White
Giant
Lyra
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0.03

Alderbaran
Orange
SuperGiant
Taurus
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0.85

Castor
Yellow/Green
Giant
Gemini
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1.59

Antares
Orange
SuperGiant
Scorpius
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0.92

Rigel

Blue

SuperGiant

Orion

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0.12

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The sun's symbol

The Sun is our nearest star. At 1 Au or 8 light minutes away we can bathe in its warmth and light.

Magnitudes.
Magnitudde 1 is 2.5 times brighter than a star at magnitude 2.
The sun is the brightest at -26.8

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