| Observer |
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Name |
Rachael C |
|
Experience Level |
2/5
|
|
Remarks |
Upon pulling up the night sky app and taking one photo we figured out it was the 2024 YR4 comet |
| Photo |
|
| Location |
|
Address |
Islamorada, FL |
|
Latitude |
24° 53' 15.18'' N (24.88755°)
|
|
Longitude |
80° 40' 41.89'' W (-80.678303°)
|
|
Elevation |
-1.122984m |
| Time and Duration |
|
Local Date & Time |
2025-04-13 21:02 EDT
|
|
UT Date & Time |
2025-04-14 01:02 UT
|
|
Duration |
≈7.5s
|
| Direction |
|
Moving direction |
From up right to down left |
|
Descent Angle |
259° |
| Moving |
|
Facing azimuth |
- |
|
First azimuth |
- |
|
First elevation |
- |
|
Last azimuth |
296.75° |
|
Last elevation |
- |
| Brightness and color |
|
Stellar Magnitude |
-8 |
|
Color |
Dark Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Delayed Sound |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Persistent train |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Duration |
2s |
|
Length |
10° |
|
Remarks |
It happened so fast |
| Terminal flash |
|
Observation |
No |
|
Remarks |
- |
| Fragmentation |
|
Observation |
Yes |
|
Remarks |
It was a trail when the comet entered the atmosphere and then left. It was huge in the night sky and be |
