Reports Report 4981u (Event 4981-2025)

Observer
Name Adrian L
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks First time seeing one after all this time if just seeing photos
Location
Address Medford, OR
Latitude 42° 18' 42.4'' N (42.311778°)
Longitude 122° 52' 12.47'' W (-122.870131°)
Elevation 430.000397m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-08-13 22:11 PDT
UT Date & Time 2025-08-14 05:11 UT
Duration ≈20s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 84°
Moving
Facing azimuth 358.16°
First azimuth 293.41°
First elevation 65°
Last azimuth 71.39°
Last elevation 45°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -10
Color Mainly whites, and yellows plus some warmer colors like orange
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length 10°
Remarks Warm white fading to nothing
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Some brighter bits seemed to drop some smaller pieces (could also just be pieces passing in front/behind from my pov)