Two Stars Disappeared

[gnomes]

I was outside tonight, I was looking at the stars, I was looking at two stars that I thought were part of the southern cross constalation. But couldn't see the third star that would make it that particular constellation. As I looked one just went like someone turned the light off, I was quiet shocked. Then the second one disappeared the same way.

 

Is this possible? They were bright stars.

 

Ansewers anyone???

[blamski]

here's a few possibilities

 

- a cloud came over

- you looked at them with your blind spot in your eye

- an airplane passed in front

- they weren't stars but UFOs

- they were stars but were destroyed in a huge galactic war several thousand light years away

- atmospheric haze or pollution obscured them

- a planet passed in front of them

- atmospheric refraction

 

 

give us a few more details about the time, conditions and azimuth of the stars and maybe someone can whittle the list down a bit.