Two of three lights in what appears to be a constellation drift off and disappear in Tacoma, WA
I was heading south on S. Cedar St., traveling past Tacoma Central, when I looked up towards the moon. The moon was close to full in the east, with what I assumed to be a planet below and slightly to the left of it. There were two more lights, less bright, that formed a slightly acute triangle with the planet (Jupiter, perhaps?). Initially, the formation looked like nothing more than a constellation; however, after less than a second, I noticed the two bottom lights begin to drift away from the planet, breaking the triangular formation. I lost sight of them when they were blocked from view by the old Costco, now a police station. When I cleared the police station they were gone.
The time was approximately 7pm.
I would love to know if anyone else saw this phenomenon.
I was heading south on S. Cedar St., traveling past Tacoma Central, when I looked up towards the moon. The moon was close to full in the east, with what I assumed to be a planet below and slightly to the left of it. There were two more lights, less bright, that formed a slightly acute triangle with the planet (Jupiter, perhaps?). Initially, the formation looked like nothing more than a constellation; however, after less than a second, I noticed the two bottom lights begin to drift away from the planet, breaking the triangular formation. I lost sight of them when they were blocked from view by the old Costco, now a police station. When I cleared the police station they were gone.
The time was approximately 7pm.
I would love to know if anyone else saw this phenomenon.
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Tacoma
USA
5-10 seconds
5-10 seconds
47.22
-122.46
light
WA
Occurred : 10/19/2010 19:00 (Entered as : 10/19/10 19:00) Reported: 10/21/2010 12:24:53 AM 00:24 Posted: 11/21/2010 Location: Tacoma, WA Shape: Light Duration: 5-10 seconds
Two of three lights in what appears to be a constellation drift off and disappear in Tacoma, WA