Object:
M42 excerpt showing red star near upper left corner
Date(s):
16 Jan 2010
Location:
Tempe, AZ - Our backyard
Telescope Data:

LX-200 10" f/10 operating at f/5.6
NextGEN WideField 0.5X Focal Reducer yielding f/5.6 (MaximDL Pinpoint Astrometry)
TCF-S Temperature Compensated Focuser
Mount:
Meade LX-200 Super-Wedge on Meade Tripod
Camera:
SBIG ST-4000XCM Single Shot Color
Single Shot Times
10 Seconds
Luminance
N/A
Red
N/A
Green
N/A
Blue
N/A
Comments, Observations

Puzzled by redness of star. Cannot find any info on the internet about it. It is GSC 4774:909
of the Hubble Guide Star Catalog. Is this a "Carbon" star? Or is intervening dust turning it red?