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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
I will post a list of about 20 or so of my favourite "red" stars for anyone that is interested, tomorrow when I have a bit more time.
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Hi all,
Attached is a list of "red" stars with more southerly declinations and easily visible from all Southern Latitudes. There are countless "other" lists floating around that list stars visible from more northern or "both" hemispheres.
I have also included 2 other scientifically interesting stars at the bottom of the list. Barnard's Star (GL699) in Ophiuchus and Kapteyn's Star (VZ Pictoris) in Pictor. Barnard's Star has the highest known proper motion (fastest moving) of any star. Prior to the discovery of Barnard's Star, this title was held by Kapteyn's Star.
It is worth noting that whilst I have listed the stars down the page in order of magnitude, their magnitudes can fluctuate dramatically at different stages of their cycle. For instance the star at the top of the list, Mira (Omicron Ceti) fluctuates between magnitude 2 and 10.1
Cheers,
John B