The sun and supernova are completely different from one another as a supernova is the violent explosion that occurs after a large white dwarf or large star dies, whereas the Sun is an active main sequence star. As the Sun isn’t a larger star between 8 – 50 solar masses it won’t experience a supernova … Read more
A pulsar is a neutron star that emits light at regular intervals that form when a 8+ solar mass main sequence star or a 1.44 solar mass white dwarf star collapses leaving behind these densely packed entities whereas quasars are extremely bright celestial objects that are powered by supermassive black that shot extremely fast jet … Read more
The main difference between quasars and supernova explosions are that quasars are extremely bright light particles that surround supermassive black holes whilst supernovae occur when a large star collapses into itself and explodes in a short lived but grand explosion eclipsing even its entire galaxy in luminosity. Both entities are similar in the sense they … Read more
Galaxies come in all shapes and sizes, and ellipticals are some of the largest, with huge spherical gatherings of up to a trillion stars. They possess an ellipsoidal and smooth shape, and most comprise older, low-mass stars. They have very little gas or dust within their systems, which often prevents them from forming new stars. … Read more
The main difference between a supernova and a kilonova is that kilonovae are formed when 2 neutron stars collide whereas a supernova occurs when either a white dwarf that is 1.44+ solar masses or a star that is 8+ solar masses explodes, producing a neutron star or black hole and emits light that easily eclipses … Read more
The main difference between a nebula and a supernova is that supernovae are formed when larger stars around 8+ solar masses or 1.44 solar mass white dwarf explodes, whereas nebulae are the dust cloud remnants of all dying stars (made mostly of hydrogen and helium) that are scattered across space and able to create new … Read more
A blue giant star is a stellar body that is in the process of using its last remaining supplies of hydrogen. Thanks to its vast mass, a blue giant generates significantly more energy than other stars – R136a1, for example, generates more energy over four seconds than our Sun does in an entire year. Continue … Read more
The Kellner eyepiece was designed in 1849 and has been a mainstay in the optics market ever since. It is considered to be the best of the beginner lenses. If you’re new to telescopes and want to bring stargazing into your hobby umbrella, you can’t do much better than to start with a Kellner. A … Read more
Red giants and our Sun are both in different phases of being a star, with the yellow dwarf Sun in its main sequence phase active and red giants nearer to their final phase. Red giants are 100 – 1000 times bigger than our sun and more luminous whilst the Sun is hotter and has a … Read more
The main differences between a type 1 and type 2 supernovae is that the first type is formed when a white dwarf explodes and leaves behind no hydrogen emissions whilst the other occurs when a larger star between 8 – 50 solar masses explodes, leaving behind hydrogen emissions. As both types are still supernova explosions, … Read more