elfbrewery - 12-26-2025 at 12:04 PM
I was looking at the sky just after 5a.m. and noticed a star twinkling. It seemed unusual, so I went outside with binoculars and looked at the SW
(maybe more S than W) sky. The "star" was showing red and blue and white while twinkling and occassionaly flashing a stream to the east side. I took a
couple pictures and a lousy video, but all I got was a shot of a red object one time and a white object another. Then the clouds covered over the sky
and that was it.
Did anyone else see this?
It's not a joke, I'm just mystified.
David K - 12-26-2025 at 12:46 PM
Curious.. so, I ask Google and it shows many replies (most on Facebook):
Most likely it is Sirius you are seeing. This time of year, the Sun would be in Sagittarius. This would mean Orion and Gemini would be in the SW
portion of the sky. Next to Orion and a bit low in the sky would be Sirius.
It's the star Sirius. If you look to the right of it, a little higher, you'll see another star - not as bright and a little orange - that's
Betelgeuse, the Shoulder of Orion.
A.I. answer: That red, white, and blue "star" in the southwest sky over San Diego is most likely Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky,
appearing colorful due to atmospheric twinkling (scintillation), especially low on the horizon.