Seeing Red

[Hayduke27]

Being relatively new to astronomy, I haven't got a lot of experience in the different colors of stars yet.  I have seen the orange of Aldebaran, as well as the blue and yellow of Albireo.  I love the bright blue of Rigel as well.  However, what really has my interest at current time is seeing some nice red stars.  The only one I have observed, admittedly not enough, is Herschel's Garnet Star.

 

What are some of your favorite red stars?  I'd love to add them to my list!

 

Clear skies folks, and enjoy the dark moon and Geminids!!

[Stargazer McCabe]

You may well be referring to Carbon Stars...

This is worth working through if that’s the case.

https://www.astroleague.org/files/obsclubs/CarbonStar/CarbonStar-List.pdf

[Hayduke27]

1 hour ago, Stargazer McCabe said:

You may well be referring to Carbon Stars...

This is worth working through if that’s the case.

https://www.astroleague.org/files/obsclubs/CarbonStar/CarbonStar-List.pdf

I do believe I am referring to carbon stars, and thank you for the list!

[cloudsweeper]

Here are a few of the most popular red/orange stars:

Betelgeuse (Orion), Herschel's Garnet Star (Cepheus), Ahad's Ruby Star (Taurus), Hind's Crimson Star (very orange, Lepus).

Have fun!

Doug.

[Stu]

Never really paid these too much attention, but had a look at the Garnet star the other night so will track down a few more!

[David Levi]

Y CVn (constellation Canes Venatici) is a lovely variable red star. Someone thought that it was so lovely that they gave it the nickname La Superba.

 

[Merlin66]

Named by the Italian Astronomer Angelo Secchi ( also well known for his work in spectroscopy and solar)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Superba

[Martin Meredith]

The reddest-orangest star I've observed (with a camera) is V CrB, a Mira-type variable with a range of mag 5.7 to 12.6 over almost exactly a year. Funnily enough I haven't checked it out visually so if anyone can report on its appearance I'd be interested to know.

[25585]

Pocket Sky Atlas shows 55 carbon stars identified according to a CN review. 

Interstellarum atlas has more (CN) but they are not differenciated from others. 

I am interested in reds as well, but as much the older Population 1 types found in globulars, centres of spirals & throughout elliptical galaxies. 

There are of course red dwarf stars but at low magnitudes usually.