WOW!

[supernova]

The star called VY Canis Majoris, a hypergiant star located 5,000 light years from earth and is considered to be the largest star discovered in the universe. Assuming the upper size limit of 2100 solar radii, light would take more than 8 hours to travel around the star's circumference.

Light takes about 1 second to go around the Earth 7 times.

:shock:

[Doc]

Yes wow that is just mind boggling.

[Sam]

Crikey! when that goes it going to one heck of a light show - followed by one big black hole!!! :shock:

[Rosanella]

The star called VY Canis Majoris, a hypergiant star located 5,000 light years from earth and is considered to be the largest star discovered in the universe. ...

:shock:

Gosh! That's closer than Sirus. Yep! It's going to be a memorable light show

[MikeP]

Do you mean Sirius, Rosenella? I thought it was "only" a few light years away - much less than 5,000.

Mike

[Rosanella]

Do you mean Sirius, Rosenella? I thought it was "only" a few light years away - much less than 5,000.

Mike

Yes, sorry, I meant Sirius, which is 2.6 parsecs (8.6 light-years) away from Earth.

I must have been already asleep when I wrote this post