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Green, orange, blue, or red strars, what are they?

I see at least 100 green, orange, blue, or red strars each a year, are they in my head or ufos, or something else other than other types of stars that I don’t need to know because no-one else wants to hear randomly?

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Answer #1

You answered your own question when you posted the subject line, actually; the red, orange, and blue stars you see are just that – stars. And the color of a star has a lot to do with what temperature the star is.

Small, hot stars like Bellatrix have surface temperatures of around 27,000 degrees Kelvin and give off a rich blue light. Extremely large, (relatively) cool stars like Betelgeuse burn at around 3,000 degrees Kelvin and show as deep red.

Our own sun, Sol, is a fairly cool star as far as stars go, with a surface temperature of around 6,000 degrees Kelvin, and as you are probably aware, this results in a yellow-white light.

There are other forces at work, too, that change the light we can see from the stars. Elements in the stars’ own atmospheres are absorbing wavelengths of the starlight, as are the elements in our own atmosphere. Also, a star’s light may be red-shifted or blue-shifted depending on if it is moving towards us or away from us thanks to the Doppler effect. But in general, if someone asks you this question and you say “Cool stars burn red and hot stars burn blue,” you won’t be wrong.

Answer #2

well dude that is just something that is a mystery. Lets say for the moment that they are ufo’s.

Would it matter? They don’t land and you really can’t prove anything unless you got a high magnification telescope that can take still images of the star you are looking at.

But lets try this theory out. Say that its meteorites burning in the sky.

Gases burn at different colors depending on the gas. Orange/red could be oxygen mixed with nitrogen. Blue could be nitrogen burn. You never really know.

But I think its interesting.

Answer #3

High Guys - I have been observing these objects for about 2 years. On a clear night I can see 6 of these objects, in the same position relative to the other night stars. I live in a very unpolluted place in western Australia. Most nights I can see a clear view of our Milky Way Galaxy. It is funny that I read something not long ago, about how our ancestors from 50 years ago, used to be able to see this {The MilkyWay} I don’t know where you live, but these are as clear as day to me.

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