SEA | The Largest Star: Stephenson 2-18 (2021)
Stars come in a wide range of sizes, but how do we calculate a star's size to determine which is the biggest? In this episode of OOTW, we will find out how stars are measured to determine their mind-blowing sizes, and above all, which of them are the largest stars.
2021-02-11 19:00:00 - SEA
00:00 - Introduction
01:04 - What Are Stars?
05:40 - How Stars Become Huge
09:38 - Problems with Direct Measurements
11:31 - Parallax
13:01 - Indirectly Measuring Stars
15:33 - VY Canis Majoris
18:30 - UY Scuti
22:59 - Stephenson 2-18