NUFORC Sighting 133217

Occurred: 2017-03-19 20:30 Local
Reported: 2017-03-19 19:40 Pacific
Duration: 30 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Metairie, LA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Changed Colo

Apparent star changes color and moves then winks out.

I went outside to see if the sky was clear enough to do some observing with my telescope. I looked to the south & saw what I thought were 2 stars, when the lower one changed color from white to orange/red, when it began to move upwards in the direction of the top star (which I later identified as Sirius). As it moved closer to Sirius, it started to dim, until it went out altogether.

Posted 2017-03-23