Reports Report 3961c (Event 3961-2015)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kara R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | Looking from west to east, the comet almost appeared to shoot up and then turn when it hit a certain angle. I thought it was a rocket at first. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Los Angeles, CA |
| Latitude | 34° 7' 57.51'' N (34.132643°) |
| Longitude | 118° 19' 16.62'' W (-118.321283°) |
| Elevation | 396.938m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2015-12-14 22:30 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2015-12-15 06:30 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 94° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 259.72° |
| First azimuth | 256.19° |
| First elevation | 6° |
| Last azimuth | 250.5° |
| Last elevation | 63° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Purple, Pink, Blue, Light Blue, Light Green, Light Yellow, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 2s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Smokey and glowing. VERY long trail of all different colors. Brightest being at the comet but still bright in the tail. Bright white tail dust |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |