Just a few deg S of the sun, which was sitting on the horizon and at about 30 degrees angle above the horizon,
My wife, Barbara and I were sitting in the backyard enjoying the sunset looking due west. Clear conditions, sun at the horizon, no haze, light N breeze. Just a few degrees South of the sun, which was sitting on the horizon and at about 30 degrees angle above the horizon, (about where the star Diadem would be - I checked that location on my star chart on my phone) we saw a dim "star" appear. It remained stationary throughout the entire sighting that lasted about 5 minutes (or so it seemed). It slowly got brighter until it gleamed like the sun reflecting on a jetliner fuselage, brighter than any star. And there were no other stars in the sky. The moon was behind a cloud bank behind us and to the south. The light dimmed slowly back to very faint, then it ramped up again to the metallic bright gleam for a few moments, and then faded slowly until it was barely visible. I looked at the Star Chart to confirm the name of the star in that location as a way describe the light, and when I looked for the light again,it was nowhere to be seen and did not reappear.
My wife, Barbara and I were sitting in the backyard enjoying the sunset looking due west. Clear conditions, sun at the horizon, no haze, light N breeze. Just a few degrees South of the sun, which was sitting on the horizon and at about 30 degrees angle above the horizon, (about where the star Diadem would be - I checked that location on my star chart on my phone) we saw a dim "star" appear. It remained stationary throughout the entire sighting that lasted about 5 minutes (or so it seemed). It slowly got brighter until it gleamed like the sun reflecting on a jetliner fuselage, brighter than any star. And there were no other stars in the sky. The moon was behind a cloud bank behind us and to the south. The light dimmed slowly back to very faint, then it ramped up again to the metallic bright gleam for a few moments, and then faded slowly until it was barely visible. I looked at the Star Chart to confirm the name of the star in that location as a way describe the light, and when I looked for the light again,it was nowhere to be seen and did not reappear.
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Payson
USA
5 minutes
5 minutes
39.82
-91.26
light
IL
Occurred : 8/29/2020 18:30 (Entered as : 08/29/2020 18:30) Reported: 9/11/2020 12:37:51 PM 12:37 Posted: 11/5/2020 Location: Payson, IL Shape: Light Duration: 5 minutes
Just a few deg S of the sun, which was sitting on the horizon and at about 30 degrees angle above the horizon,