mdstuart Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Just working through the pocket altas and last night (has red stars marked init) had a look at a red star in Lyra. Basically the star is about the same distance as the double double from Vega but the other side.To be honest it blew me away. I look at lots of stars and the colour of this one was so intense. reminded me of the colour of prominences at the eclipse in Turkey!So see if you can spot it. About mag 5 I think.Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunator Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Hi MarkSounds like Kappa Lyra. A K2 giant CN carbon star CheersIan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashenlight Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Wow, gonna have to keep an eye out for this. Sounds a true sky bound ruby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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