Recent content by maybeimstupid

Thank you, all, for your time and answers. I didn't mean to confuse a comet with a star, more I've seen what happens and it was the only way of describing it with my limited knowledge (I've always loved the night sky, and delve into books like Olaf Stapledons Star Maker and Hyperspace by Michio...

I'm extremely new to all of this, so excuse me if this question is so stupid you dribble some tea over the keyboard. Though I have tried to google it, and had quite a look around the forums. I've read about Doppler Shifts, Red/blue waves.. however, in the night sky, why is it all stars seem...