11. O-Type Stars
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Who Found It: Not Sure
Location: Multiple Sites
O-Type stars are among the rarer star types in the universe, but because of their extreme brightness, they distinguish themselves from their relatives—both close and far—by casting a blueish-white glow over the sky that outshines practically everything in their vicinity.
O-Class Stars ©Wikimedia Commons/Merikanto
Consider this: just one in every 100,000 stars in the sky is an O-Type, but four of the ninety brightest stars that are visible from Earth belong to that class. This illustrates the O-type star’s visual dominance over the rest of the sky.
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