Reports Report 742b (Event 742-2012)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sierra |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | El Cajon/Rancho , CA |
| Latitude | 32° 44' 39.07'' N (32.744187°) |
| Longitude | 116° 57' 54.07'' W (-116.96502°) |
| Elevation | - |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2012-05-28 00:15 CDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2012-05-28 07:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 225° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 85.24154° |
| First azimuth | 94.15402° |
| First elevation | 83° |
| Last azimuth | 75.99191° |
| Last elevation | 42° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue with bright red fire |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | There wasn\'t any sounds. |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | -1s |
| Length | -1° |
| Remarks | When I first saw the comet, immediately there was a \"train\". it was blackish greyish blue. It looked really smokey & lasted about 3 seconds but only while the comet was visible. when the comet faded away, so did the smoke. The comet lasted about 7 secs. & was orange & blue with a very bright red. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | It looked like it just went back into the dark..it was there for about 7 seconds, until it got smaller & smaller then just disappeared from the human eye. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |