Friday, February 21, 2020

"The Universe within 12.5 Light Years: The Nearest Stars"

From Atlas of the Universe:

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This map shows all the star systems that lie within 12.5 light years of our Sun. Most of the stars are red dwarfs - stars with a tenth of the Sun's mass and less than one hundredth the luminosity. Roughly eighty percent of all the stars in the universe are red dwarfs, and the nearest star - Proxima - is a typical example. 
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