Betelgeuse, a bright star in the constellation of Orion, is much cooler, about 6,900 degrees F, and so even to the naked eye has an easily identified red hue. The brightest star in the night sky, Sirius (also known as the Dog Star), has a surface temperature of about 18,000 degrees F, which gives it its bluish tinge.
At 1109-carat, the Lesedi La Rona is the largest gem-quality rough diamond to be discovered in over a century and the largest Type IIa rough diamond in existence today. Image: Lucara Diamond Corporation. At 118.78 carats, the âThe Graff Venusâ is the worldâs largest D-color, Type IIA, flawless heart-shaped diamond.
Diamonds come in all colours but these natural Fancy Colour Diamonds are rare and can be very expensive. One out of 10,000 normal diamonds is a fancy colour diamond. The colour of a fancy coloured diamond is measured differently to a normal diamonds. The grading scale is based on the intensity of the colour. The GIA fancy colour grading scale is: Faint, Very Light, Light, Fancy Light, Fancy, Fancy Intense, Fancy Vivid, Fancy Deep and Fancy Dark.