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What the Webb Telescope May Reveal Observing UY Scuti, the Stellar Giant
Relative sizes of the planets in the Solar System and several stars, including UY Scuti: 1. Mercury < Mars < Venus < Earth 2. Earth < Neptune < Uranus < Saturn < Jupiter 3. Jupiter < Proxima Centauri < Sun < Sirius 4. Sirius < Pollux < Arcturus < Aldebaran 5. Aldebaran < Rigel < Antares < Betelgeuse 6. Betelgeuse < NML Cygni < VV Cephei A < VY Canis Majoris (Wittkowski et al. 2012 estimate) < UY Scuti. Credit: Wikipedia
UY Scuti is a supergiant star located in the constellation Scutum, approximately 9,500 light-years away from Earth. It holds the title of being one of the largest known stars, with a size estimated to be around 1,700 times the diameter of our Sun. Despite its immense size, UY Scuti's nature and characteristics remain largely enigmatic. The JWST's high-resolution imaging and spectroscopic capabilities offer a unique opportunity to study this stellar behemoth in unprecedented detail. Read full article here
Pictures of the day - November 26, 2018
A system of 6 planet’s orbiting a rare dim carbon star that has swelled into a red giant. All of the planet’s have been roasted by the star. The star has a very low surface temperature; therefore, all of the planets have a red-tint due to the lack of blue colored light.
The outer-most planets form a double planet system which consist of a Mars-like world orbited by an ocean world. The ocean world once being a frozen ice-covered world melted the by expanded sun.
Space Engine System ID: RS 5581-42-4-1201-1122
High Resolution Pictures:
Inner-most world
Massive giant covering the sky
Roasted Ice-giant and its moons
Another burnt world
Outer-most Double Planets
Hurricane
Red Giant
Picture of the Day - November 8, 2019
A scorched plant and its moon orbiting a bloated Red Giant. Both of these worlds orbit the star at twice the distance Neptune orbits from the sun, yet have surface temperatures of more than 1,200 °F.