Reports Report 1420fo (Event 1420-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jack F |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | In my life only seeing Comet West could compare with this. Seeing this was more amazing than Hale-Bopp. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Knoxville, TN |
| Latitude | 35° 59' 15.46'' N (35.987628°) |
| Longitude | 83° 56' 41.23'' W (-83.944786°) |
| Elevation | 288.703m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-06-29 01:00 EDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-06-29 05:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From left to right |
| Descent Angle | 90° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 132.46° |
| First azimuth | 179.94° |
| First elevation | 45° |
| Last azimuth | 71.86° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -12 |
| Color | Yellow |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 15s |
| Length | 20° |
| Remarks | Long glowing train coming from 8 to 10 fragments |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I turned to see it just after the initial explosion. 8 to 10 fragments were brightly streaking horizontally across the sky, leaving long bright trails behind each fragment for about 15 to 20 seconds. Two other people were there who saw the initial explosion. Fragments made a slow, stately journey across about 50 degrees of the sky before the largest faded from view. Doubt I will ever again see anything celestial to compare with this. |