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Stinkhorn · 09-21-2008, 01:42 PM

What you are seeing is called a galaxy, not a star. Almost all of the so called stars you see in the sky are actually glalaxies or star clusters.

They dont blink, the earths atmosphere is thick enough to cause distortion making them apear to blink. This is know as refraction.

09-21-2008, 01:42 PM	#31
Stinkhorn Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: heartland, USA Posts: 23	Re: What are these stars blinking different colors? What you are seeing is called a galaxy, not a star. Almost all of the so called stars you see in the sky are actually glalaxies or star clusters. They dont blink, the earths atmosphere is thick enough to cause distortion making them apear to blink. This is know as refraction.