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Old 26-05-2010, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Vanda View Post
Thanks for the data Carl. "Dwarf" is misleading - to me its a term which implies small size and, as you point out 95% of stars are smaller than the sun.
Yes but the other 5% are giants compared to the other 95%,and even though they only make up 5% that still means a lot of stars.
See the comparison charts that have been on this site over the last year to see the difference.

Last edited by astroron; 28-05-2010 at 01:51 PM. Reason: clarety
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