Carbon Stars in Andromeda

Good evening, Keith.
VX Andromedae must be the reddest star in the sky right now in December 2017.
I will most certainly be observing it during the rest of the month.

Well done in spotting it, Keith!

Carbon stars are great fun when we estimate their magnitudes.

Aubrey.

Hi Aubery, and try hind's crimson star in the constellation Lepus under Orion, it's known as R Leporis and it's colour is amazing too !

Keith.

Ohhh I know R Leporis extremely well.
But I have to say it appears to have lost some of its deep redness during the last 2 to 3 years.
The simple reason is it's quite bright.
Better to try when it is fainter.

My next red star will be the very dim Z Andromedae.
It's near EW Andromedae (see above).
Z And is not a carbon star though.
And it is faint.

Aubrey.