derived from Paul Stansifer's POV-Ray source files (see below), by me, 84user, using w:en:POV-Ray, and w:en:IrfanView.
84user's contribution (inside POV-Ray files: adapting Paul's star macros for Rigel and Aldebaran, adjusting coordinates, changing light source and other parameters) is public domain and source files used are described at User:84user/Size comparison.
Physical information is based on the Wikipedia articles and elsewhere (see POVRay source files) about the respective bodies, and most star colours taken from http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/starcolor/.
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Zoomed in to show smaller object sizes: stars Betelgeuse, R Doradus, with orbits of Jupiter to MercuryZoomed out to show larger object sizes: orbits of Sedna and Hale Bopp; light-day; positions of Voyager 1 and Pioneer 10 and smaller
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