Lights in the Sky.

[FluidDruid]

Do me a favor, go outside look up at the brightest star, and tell me what color's if any color of abnormality and report back here to post. Slightly unsettled. 3 days ago I went outside in a trance like state examining the sky. After my eyes adjusted to the dark, I kept seeing the color red appear on or around about 3-5 stars, that were in my view. It's been the same star's and in the same constellations that I have noticed this. I have had friends over as well who also confirmed seeing the red. I understand red giants turn red, but shouldn't they be consistently red? If even that is what I was viewing, I am not sure. The constellation contains 5 stars forming a very symetrical arrow seeming to point at a star. The bottom star of the constellation is the star I noticed at first. Not sure the name of it, I will do some more research. The past three days, it's been doing the same thing. I am a novice astronomer and have never noticed this characteristic of any star until 3 days ago. I am not saying these are Aliens or due to Alien alteration or anything like that, just in case you thought I was implying that.


EDIT: Found some more information. Im not positive, but it looks like im talking about the Saggita constellation. "The arrow shot from the bow of Saggitarius and what he was aiming at remains a mystery". LOL Thats neat.
I thought it resembled an electric v guitar personally. The star I am pointing out is also named! How exciting it is. Its a "Giant Star" and astronomers arent sure at which evolutionary phase it is in. Heres the bio of the star im talking about!

Sham:
The yellow giant star Sham or Alpha Sagittae is evolutionary in a gap of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, where it can't stay for long. It's exact state of evolution is unclear, for the most part it reminds of a Cepheid variable, but it doesn't pulsate.

Constellation: Sagitta
Distance: 475 light-years
Spectral class: G1
Visual magnitude: 4.37
Luminosity: 340 * Sun
Mass: 4 * Sun
Diameter: 20 * Sun

http://jumk.de/astronomie/big-stars/sham.shtml

Update: I take all of that back Im pretty sure Im seeing this:

http://www.earthsky.org/skywatching/mar ... -night-sky
but regardless take a look!
Go figure they would name it Sham. LOL! But seriously what the hell is going on here. Am I just seeing things? I have plenty of witnesses. I am beyond confused.

 

[GOD]

Your talking about your perception , not what colour it realy is .

Looking through the atmosphere makes a big difference .

 

[druglessdouglas]

its a refractive effect caused by thermals and eddies in the atmosphere. just like twinkling. also, at low light levels our eyes are more sensitive to the red end of the spectrum so thats what we notice most. we may look at the moon and see it as an orange even in low polution areas but in reality the light reflected from it is mainly blue

 

[FluidDruid]

It looks like there is a red giant orbiting the star and in intervals it flashes red. I have a host of people I've showed this too.

 

[druglessdouglas]

atmospheric refraction

 

[FluidDruid]

So the fact that mars is most visible in the month of september, at least where I live, and the fact that im speaking about a specific constellation which is connected to this whole red mystery has nothing to do with it, and it is just simply refraction? I dont think so.. besides I asked for you to observe for yourself, not a wikipedia answer.

Also if it were just MY perception than why do the other 8 people see red as well? And anyone who I point it out to.

I was simply asking for you to look out your window at least and see if you noticed anything funny.

 

[Caduceus Mercurius]

When I used to go star gazing a couple of years ago, I sometimes took my laptop with me, so I could look everything up in Winstars.

I heard Stellarium may be better than Winstars

 

[GOD]

JFC Fluid , you just got told exactly what it is and you still havent understood . Refraction . And mars is red .

 

[druglessdouglas]

its not a trick of the eye, or your perception. air currents in the atmosphere refract the light like a prism. its the same mechanism that causes the stars to twinkle. because the eye is most sensitive to red in low light situations the red apears to be the brightest.

Aquarii?

 

[FluidDruid]

When I used to go star gazing a couple of years ago, I sometimes took my laptop with me, so I could look everything up in Winstars.

I heard Stellarium may be better than Winstars

Thanks for the useful post Caduceus, stellarium is a great program. Im using it now.