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Dineshns, I think Arcturus is just right. It makes perfect sense that your star is Arcturus if it was low in the sky when you filmed your star. I have seen Arcturus sparkle madly just once, but I will never forget it. It positively seemed to fire red and green flashes. Arcturus was indeed low in th...

Thank you Chris,

So this is not Sirius for sure. I will look for Arcturus and Spica.

Dinesh

Thank you for all your replies. I am very new to the astro universe. Some answers to questions came up below. Location : NZ (Auckland) Time 9:30pm (Sunset around 6:00pm) Visible in the sky from: East (a little bit to the north) is about a 30-40 degree angle above the horizon. Environment; Clear sky ...

I captured a very colorful star assuming it is Sirius, But not sure.

See the link below

I took very good milky way pictures from smart phone. I thought to share this information for any one who like to start Milky way photography. See the following videos for some examples and how tos.