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citybadger t1_j6ebeq3 wrote

Reply to comment by VertigoOne1 in What if our sun was a part of another constellation on another planet? by smilingpike31

The Sun is below the average but above the median brightness, because so many stars are red dwarfs.

The population is stars is like rocks on a beach. Most are grains of sand. Then there are pebbles of various sizes. And then there are a few rocks and even giant boulders.

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DigitalBleeD t1_j6n4yhy wrote

Stealing this analogy to teach star scale in Highschool.

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