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English: Comparison of size of Rigel (blue star top left) and Aldebaran (red star top right) with the smaller objects (lower middle) from Image:1e9m comparison Gamma Orionis, Algol B, the Sun, and smaller - antialiased transparency.png, to scale. The faint yellow sphere centred on the Sun has a radius of one light-minute. The large yellow ellipse represents Mercury's orbit. No transparency version.
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derived from Paul Stansifer's POV-Ray source files (see below), by me, 84user, using w:en:POV-Ray, and w:en:IrfanView.

84user's contribution (inside POV-Ray files: adapting Paul's star macros for Rigel and Aldebaran, adjusting coordinates, changing light source and other parameters) is public domain and source files used are described at User:84user/Size comparison.

Physical information is based on the Wikipedia articles about the respective bodies, and most star colours taken from http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/starcolor/.

Paul Stansifer's contributions to this image (mainly star surfaces) are available under the GPL, v. 2, and other licenses. See User:Paul Stansifer/Size comparison for more details and the other licenses.
Author Paul Stansifer, and User:84user (see "source")
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Same image but with transparency set

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  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
Attribution: Paul Stansifer

See also

Zoomed in to show the smaller objects: Gamma Orionis, Algol B, and the Sun
Zoomed out to show larger object sizes: stars R Doradus and Betelgeuse and orbits of Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter
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current19:25, 26 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 19:25, 26 November 20081,024 × 768 (759 KB)84userre-rendered with corrected sizes, plus light minute and Mercury's orbit
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