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I was on my back porch beginning my nightly routine as I was looking at Orion's belt and the moon, The moon felt exceptionally bright, and the sky was clear. There is a smaller formation of 5-6 stars in a V shape near orions belt that I was observing(secretly/jokingly waiting for it to be a mothership based on its triangular formation) and a bright orange/white/red streak out of my 1-2 o'clock peripheral vision took my attention immediately. I watched as it slowly moved from right to left over the period of about 10 or seconds before it completely burned up in the atmosphere in sheer amazement. I've seen comets, I've seen eclipses, I've seen sasquatch! But I've never seen anything as beautiful as this. It was so large that with only the stars to gauge distance. It could have been mistaken for a plane on fire. It seemed so close as it entered and left. I had open sight from our backporch over the trees and a clear night sky, so much so that I was able to witness enter the atmosphere, begin disintegration, and watch as it disappeared into its base molecules. |
