Reports Report 289d (Event 289-2023)
This report has been linked to the following event: Event 289-2023
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hannah W |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I want to add how bright the sky became when the fireball occurred. Even with a light on inside which would normally render the sky unobservable, it was impossible to miss. It was such a bright flash that it gave me a fright. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Te Tii, Northland (NZ) |
| Latitude | 35° 9' 44.97'' S (-35.16°) |
| Longitude | 174° 2' 17.95'' E (174.04°) |
| Elevation | 7.4m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2023-01-16 23:16 NZDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2023-01-16 10:16 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down right to up left |
| Descent Angle | 329° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 29.53° |
| First azimuth | 2.99° |
| First elevation | 30° |
| Last azimuth | 27.08° |
| Last elevation | 45° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -15 |
| Color | Light Green, Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | Hard to tell as the sky went dark once the fireball had disappeared, there was both a glowing train and a smoke train, but it seemed like the smoke lingered marginally longer than the glow. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Fragmentation was a bright orange colour |