I came across an article that shows how the Sun looks from other planets of our solar system.
Now I am wondering, how does our Sun look from an exoplanet? I am guessing it must be looking like a 'star', but I wanted some reference to support that.
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2$\begingroup$ For what it's worth: The answer on this question shows the most distant photo ever taken of the Sun. And it's still not nearly far enough to look like what other stars look like to us. $\endgroup$– Darrel HoffmanCommented Nov 1, 2022 at 20:13
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1$\begingroup$ astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/1062/a $\endgroup$– puzzledCommented Nov 2, 2022 at 1:09
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1$\begingroup$ @darrel-hoffman Thanks for information and linking space.stackexchange.com/questions/17419/m $\endgroup$– puzzledCommented Nov 2, 2022 at 1:10
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The sun is a yellow dwarf star, so looking at any yellow dwarf star in the night sky will give a good example. Alpha Centauri A is also a yellow dwarf, albeit a little bigger than the sun, so our view of it should be similar to the view of our sun from Alpha Centauri.
From NASA's page on it, here is a lovely image:
answered Nov 1, 2022 at 14:26
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3$\begingroup$ And for everyone wondering, how bright would it be, and where in the night sky would I find the Sun, this website has answers for several more or less nearby star systems. From Alpha Centauri, the Sun would be a pretty conspicuous star in the Cassiopeia constellation. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 1, 2022 at 20:30
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1$\begingroup$ @sebastian-koppehel thanks for skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-blogs/explore-night-bob-king/… $\endgroup$– puzzledCommented Nov 2, 2022 at 3:32