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Stars are very distant suns. The Sun (our star) appears brighter to us because it is relatively close to Earth (around 150 million kilometres). If it were taken much further away, we would see it shining like a star.
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de Almeida, G. (2004). The Stars. In: Navigating the Night Sky. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-85233-898-5_2
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