bright shimering stationary light sighting 15 min.

from 9 pm till 9;15, I watched a very bright light ( brighter than any star or planet) shimmer and vibrating low in the western sky. I live 30 miles east of Asheville. it never changed position and finally set with the surrounding stars beyond the horizon. I am an amateur astronomer and have never seen any star or planet this bright. the light flickered and shimmered but the surrounding stars did not. it was a very clear calm night, no moon , with the milky way quite bright. associated with this light were smaller red, green, and blue lights that detached themselves slightly at times , the little lights seemed at times to blink very fast (faster than aircraft lights).
the phenomenon seemed to be very far away and beyond the distant mountains a mile away. it was unlike any light I have ever seen in the sky. it was unlikely to have been aircraft landing lights because it was stationary for over 15 minutes. as it set with the surrounding stars , I watched it through binoculars and it did not move in relation to the horizon. even with the glasses, I could see no physical object but I clearly saw sparking , shimmering, and smaller flashes of color (almost as if it was emitting sparks ).
it set with the stars without changing its position with them.
note; Venus and mars had also set in the west, just after sunset ( hours earlier ). there were no other bright stars in the low western sky at the time of the sighting. it was a clear calm night. I live far out of town in a rural area ( I can not see any other lights or houses from my home ). I enjoy a great unhindered view of the night sky.

I have never seen a UFO before.

Clyde Hollifield