Reports Report 5193el (Event 5193-2025)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Laurel H |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I am 55, and the last meteor i saw that was even 1/2 this size was over 40 years ago. This was incredible! |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Fresno, CA |
| Latitude | 36° 52' 46.33'' N (36.879535°) |
| Longitude | 119° 44' 28.25'' W (-119.741181°) |
| Elevation | 117.729019m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2025-08-21 20:11 PDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2025-08-22 03:11 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 179° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 99.93° |
| First azimuth | - |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 25° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Light Blue |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw a flash when it entered the sky, a traveling fireball, then it exploded into 4-5 smaller, but still bright and LARGE pieces |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | plz see above |