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Old November 20th 03, 12:22 PM
Don Baker
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You need to be a little more specific about your location (just the city &
country perhaps). But what you describe sounds like Sirius. This happens
when a bright star is low on the horizon. Basically, the atmosphere causes
the light to be refracted (I believe that's the correct term). Then, heat
waves bend that light like crazy, to display many colors.

Want to see something cool? Find it in the telescope, then "un-focus" the
star. You're in for a lightshow.

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Don Baker
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"CR" wrote in message
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I noticed a rainbow colored star in the eastern sky tonight, when I

observed
it with binoculars it seems to radiate many colors of light. What is it?!?
I've never seen anything like it.