Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A. Our sun is a star, the stars we see in the night sky are actually far-away suns.
B. Our sun is a star; astronomy is the study of the objects in the sky.
C. Our sun is a star; the stars we see in the night sky are actually far-away suns.
D. Our sun is a star, astronomy is the study of objects in the sky.

C. Our sun is a star; the stars we see in the night sky are actually far-away suns.