On Youtube I found some nice recordings of the Elite Dangerous spacecraft game depicting flybys of stars.
This one shows a very close approach to Arcturus where the star covers a considerable part of the sky, like Earth from ISS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iPNBFLbOAU
Is this actually possible ? I don't think, as the immense radiation and heat would vaporize any material even with the hottest melting point like Tungsten or Silicon Carbide.
What are your thoughts ?