It most likely means you have actually seen the planet, Mars.
I have seen Mars many, many times. I also have seen Venus & Saturn and, with my telescope, Jupiter.
There are one or two red stars, but the odds that you saw them are pretty slim, although maybe you got lucky :)
Jupiter will not look red, but Mars will.
Also, it is possible that you saw a satellite that was angled just right, so that you could see its red lights.
When I normally see satellites, they look the same color as stars. Then, when I use my binoculars, I can see red & blue. But once in a while, I can see the colors with my bare eyes, mostly the red.
So, I would bet on either a satellite, if it was moving!!!!!
If it was NOT moving, I would bet it was Mars.
The sky is very busy, isn't it!!!!
2007-08-21 12:13:14
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answered by palemalefriend 5
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Stars come in all colours, from blue through yellow, white, to blue. There are no green stars. Many stars are quite strongly red, though not everyone's eyes are sensitive to star colour. The two brightest are Antares (currently in the southern sky in early evening) and Aldebaran (currently rising around 1 a.m. in the east. The planet Mars also often looks red in colour, and is currently close to Aldebaran in the morning sky.
Lots of wrong answers and bad guesses for this one. Jupiter never looks red, comets never look red, meteors very rarely look red.
2007-08-21 14:54:43
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answered by GeoffG 7
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A red star is a young sun. Stars have different stages of life too. The red star is the youngest. yellow just like our sun, is older than red. Blue is older than yellow. And the oldest of all stars are the bluish-white stars. However it will take millions of years for them to change colour and age. It doesn't mean anything superstitious like war, because that doesn't make sense.
A red star is a young sun!
2007-08-21 19:50:39
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answered by Anonymous
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Stars come in different colors. Antares is a bright red star visible in the south early in the evening this time of year.
2007-08-21 13:51:41
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answered by campbelp2002 7
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There are bunches of red stars in the night sky. Some of the brightest stars are red because all stars become red giants or red supergiants as they age. And as such giants are extremely luminous compared to puny subdwarfs, like the sun, they are very visible. Also both Mars and Jupiter shine red. Mars is very visible in the estern sky.
There are no comets visible right now and comets are almost never red.
2007-08-21 13:53:56
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answered by DrAnders_pHd 6
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the red star is the biggest star, i think its the color the star gets just before it goes super nova
2007-08-21 15:00:03
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answered by Anonymous
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Supposedly, Mars does give off intermittant red flashes.
2007-08-21 15:14:54
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answered by Anonymous
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There are a few possibilities;
1. You may have seen a satellite.
2. You may have seen a planet. (Mars/Jupiter for example)
I know this is not much help, but its all that I can think of. Hope it helped.
2007-08-21 13:37:44
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answered by Lee T 1
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well like he sed yooh could of seen
1. a planet
or possibly very small possibility
2. a comet
2007-08-21 13:47:11
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answered by Anonymous
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