What is the list of most luminous stars?
Q: What is the list of most luminous stars?
A: The list of most luminous stars is of Milky Way and Magellanic Cloud objects, and a few stars in other local group galaxies can be seen.
Q: Is the list complete for all the stars?
A: The list is more or less complete for stars down to 2,000,000 times the luminosity of the Sun.
Q: Are these stars observed with the naked eye?
A: Despite their extreme luminosity, many of these stars are too distant to observe with the naked eye.
Q: What is highlighted in blue in the list?
A: The stars that are sometimes visible to the unaided eye have their apparent magnitude (6.5 or brighter) highlighted in blue.
Q: Can stars with lower luminosity be found on the list?
A: The list only includes the most luminous stars, so stars with lower luminosity are not included.
Q: Can stars from galaxies outside of the local group be found on the list?
A: The list only includes stars from the Milky Way, Magellanic Cloud objects, and a few stars in other local group galaxies.
Q: What technique is used to determine the luminosity of stars?
A: The luminosity of stars can be worked out in enough detail to use a few stars in other local group galaxies.
