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October 4, 2009

An unusually bright stationary star faded from view over a period of several seconds.

Filed under: Unusual Lights in the Sky — creekriot @ 8:07 pm

Bright star faded completely away.  i.e. I watched as a star disappeared.

On 10/4/2009, at approximately 9:28 PM CDT, in Amarillo, Texas,  I saw what looked like an ordinary bright star very much out of place in the constellation Cassiopeia. I watched for 15 or 20 seconds before realizing that its brightness was very slowly diminishing. Continuing to watch, it disappeared completely in less than a minute.  There was never any movement, sound, flickering, or change in color.

Details:

Amarillo Texas: Latitude 35 N, Longitude 102 W, Elevation 3300′

Viewing conditions: very good

Object’s estimated brightness when first sighted: -1.46

Azimuth:  38º

Altitude: 45º 

Moon was waining:

Azimuth:  90º

Altitude: 23º 

Any opinion or insight posted here would be greatly appreciated.

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