This was easily the most amazing thing I have seen in the sky. Tremendously bright, it seemed to last for up to ten seconds long. It had two beautiful bursts of a trail that seemed to resemble a fiery star dust trail!
Location
Address
San Diego, CA
Latitude
32° 48' 8.12'' N (32.802256°)
Longitude
117° 12' 20.62'' W (-117.205729°)
Elevation
74.202415m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2014-12-29 19:10 PST
UT Date & Time
2014-12-30 03:10 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From right to left
Descent Angle
270°
Moving
Facing azimuth
250.68°
First azimuth
-
First elevation
61°
Last azimuth
212.98°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-17
Color
Orange, Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
No
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
It looked like firey star dust trailing from the back of the comet. Beautiful!
