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The difference in colors actually depends on a lot of different factors. The first is the composition of a star. While stars are all basically composed of atoms some stars have other trace elements in them that can alter the wavelengths of light that they emit. The next factor is surface temperature. This is the most significant contributor to a star's color. The change in temperature changes the wavelength of light a star emits. The last factor is distance in relation to the Doppler Effect.

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