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Re:Color blindness by emddudley on Saturday October 03, 2020 @11:47AM (#24672776)
I am not color blind and I've never noticed star colors. They just look white or yellow to me. It must be very subtle.
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Re:Color blindness by kubanczyk on Saturday October 03, 2020 @01:00PM (#24673263)
Try Mars? Not a star, duh, but it's glaringly red, even when observed in the city.
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Re:Color blindness by jpindar on Saturday October 03, 2020 @04:57PM (#24674621)
Mars is particularly bright right now too, it's quite striking.
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Re:Color blindness by kubanczyk on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:54PM (#24674963)
/me takes binoculars and ventures outside... gasp!

It's just after full Moon and Mars is just next to the Moon, hence also on max luminosity.

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Re:Color blindness by Jtsummers on Saturday October 03, 2020 @12:14PM (#24672957)
It helps to be way out from the city, and some stars stand out better than others as having a color other than yellow/white.

Antares, for example, is one I can consistently see as red.

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