Don't spectra tell us exactly what colors stars are? Just wondering. -- Joe --- On Fri, 1/2/09, Jim Gibson <jimgibson00@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Jim Gibson <jimgibson00@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Stellar color perceptions To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 11:50 AM I wonder if Rob on Maui would see different color if he viewed the same object from Utah. No! Wait..let me change that. I wonder if I would see the same object in a different color if I were on Haleakala. I was there once in the early 60s. a bunch of kids and I Coasted down hill 35 miles as I recall. When I made up my list of doubles by constellation I used Burnham’s Celestial Handbook and I included things like K5 and F3. I keep finding as everyone has mentioned so many variations as to what other people record. I think I will go back and dump all that for papaya orange, plumaria yellow and pikaki white, or just record color as I see it…Yeah papaya orange! But now living in Utah I will have to go with salt white, sage purple, and Utah Lake brown. *:-) jg _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com