i just came from outside my house, i live in malaysia and its 10pm now. i was lookin up at the sky and i noticed a really bright star - it was twinkling in blue and pink...? is that normal? ive never seen this b4. why is it bright blue and pink?
thanx
2006-12-08 01:29:29 · 8 answers · asked by Leila 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
i just went back out to check.. it is pink, y is unusual?
thnx
2006-12-08 01:35:14 · update #1
lol diadem, thats exactly wat i did! :)
2006-12-08 02:01:02 · update #2
The air moving around acts like a prism, so you see different colours. I'm not sure about pink though - maybe red or orange?
The colours of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo & violet - pink's not there. I suppose if the colour wasn't intense enough it could look pink?
2006-12-08 01:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably the star Sirius, the dog star, just behind Orion. The brightest star visable and due to atmospheric conditions can twinkle greatly and different colors seen. Usually white - blue white.
2006-12-08 02:39:07 · answer #2 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The twinkling is caused by the starlight refracting (being bent) by the air....
It is common when there are winds in the upper atmosphere, like just before or after a front comes through...
2006-12-08 01:35:43 · answer #3 · answered by Charles B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the heat of the atmosphere make changes the thickness of the air and the star will shimmer. As for the colors it can be any color.
2006-12-08 01:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by icman87 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would grab a few shots with a camera just for the hell of it.
Gets me out of the house for a few...take a beer with me....
2006-12-08 01:51:53 · answer #5 · answered by Diadem 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Atmospheric conditions give the stars their different colored appearance.
2006-12-08 01:31:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The light from the stars you see are from gases burning. Different gases make different colors.
2006-12-08 01:32:05 · answer #7 · answered by Low Key 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
See, these are good answers....
you don't need to ask this question over and over in different categories....
2006-12-08 01:47:53 · answer #8 · answered by Sairax 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋