"Twinklers"

[mr. show]

Hi all~
I have been seeing pulsing or "twinkling" lights in the sky for about two years now - I have attempted to identify (numerous times) which stars they are, but all stars that would "twinkle" this bright are accounted for.

Furthermore, these pulsating lights pop up all over the sky - there does not seem to be any rhyme or reason to where they are located.

So for the past two years, I thought it was just me. I thought I was nuts or just misinformed (very amateur astronomer). This was until I read this:
http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/front/279267502683158.php

I then hunted around the net, and (unfortunately) the only sites really adressing this are rense and rumormillnews. While I am relieved to see other observations, these aren't really credible sources.
SO I am hoping for a little BABB feedback - what are these "twinklers?"

[Glom]

Planets?

[mr. show]

Planets?

unfortunately no, planets are quite easy to track :D

edit:
back when i was a space.com junkie, I posted a thread asking about these strange "stars:"
http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=sciastro&Number=434883&pag e=&view=&sb=&o=&vc=1

[Archer17]

I think you are seeing bright stars. The "twinkling" effect is due to our atmosphere.

[N C More]

They don't sing "twinkle, twinkle little star" for no reason! As far as I know it's common to see stars "twinkle"!

[Sever]

OH NO, DIGIT SHIPS!!!!!! Head for the hills!!!!!
(I've been reading wwwaaayyy to much Footfall :-? )

[Archer17]

seriously, think about it: the "twinklers" could only be the following:

stars - they twinkle, we explained that.

planets - they usually don't. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn for instance usually don't twinkle. I can't recall them ever twinkling like mr snow describes.

satellites - first off, they usually move. I've never seen a twinkling satellite at any rate.

ET - why would ET be "twinkly" to mr. snow and no one else, especially if this is a regular (2 year) thing?

so ..

My conclusion - stars

[nephilim316]

Would the atmoshpere cause the "twinkler" to appear to change colors? I have noticed a star that seems to change from red to blue since about mid-November. I can see it under Orion's belt near the horizon nearly every night with my naked eye. I wish someone would please help me understand what I am actually seeing. I have read the article linked in the first post of this thread and I cannot say I have seen ths star move, appear in another location, or appear any other color than the two I listed. The explanation in the article is Earth's atmosphere distorting the star :) giving the color changing effect. I could believe this, it is just I never noticed this for the past 35 years or so until now. I am a novelty viewer of the skies and not an astronomer by any means. That is why I have come here so maybe you guys could help ease my mind as to what this object is. As the first poster stated, the only sites that even mention this is Rense and RMN. I must agree with the not exactly credible statement concerning these two sites. Thanks in advance for your help!

[sts60]

Sirius, the brightest star as seen from Earth*, is well-known for putting on a dazzling display of shifting colors when low in the sky. It's brightness combined with the amount and turbulence of the atmosphere at low angles cause the twinkling.

* other than the Sun, and in the human-visible part of the spectrum...