Our wonderful Sun can hold over 1,000,000 earths..But there is a Star just a little bit larger.

[BlueJazz]

VY Canis Majoris
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[krispos42]

1. Oooooo! I get to post this animated gif again!

:woohoo:





(no, not that one... THIS ONE!)

[denbot]

4. Perfect night for this post.

I attend a telescope making class at the local community college. Tonight I did my first knife edge test, and will give my project 6" mirror another 1/2 hour of polishing just to make sure I have minimal defraction. The lab is open Saturday's and by the end of the day I will pour my pitchlap and start the figuring process.

About a year and a half ago I stopped work on a 10" f 5.8 because I had no idea on how to properly figure that mirror. Hopefully I can finish this scope and have time left over to restart the original project.

[Lucian]

5. Awesome GIF.

:thumbsup:

[BlueJazz]

6. What a cool Gif !

:)

[kedrys]

7. That is THE coolest gif in history

Thanks for posting! :hi:

[denbot]

2. Very cool.

It will suck to be anywhere near that thing when it goes super nova.

[Lucian]

3. That is one huge freaking star.

Too big to wrap my brain around. Dayum.