A Colossal Star Erupts: Examining One of the Largest Stars in the Milky Way As It Fades From View A Colossal Star Erupts: Examining One of the Largest Stars in the Milky Way As It Fades From View (IMAGE)

Georgia State University

A Colossal Star Erupts: Examining One of the Largest Stars in the Milky Way As It Fades From View A Colossal Star Erupts: Examining One of the Largest Stars in the Milky Way As It Fades From View

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CHARA Array false-color images of RW Cephei from December 2022 (left) and Jul 2023 (right).  The patchy appearance results from dust created by a huge ejection from the star. The star is huge but it is so far away that it appears about one million times smaller than the full moon in the sky.

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Georgia State University / The CHARA Array

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