Reports Report 458o (Event 458-2024)

Observer
Name Kate K
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Maraekakaho, Hawke's Bay (NZ)
Latitude 39° 38' 39.57'' S (-39.644324°)
Longitude 176° 36' 14.93'' E (176.604146°)
Elevation 83m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2024-01-21 21:15 NZDT
UT Date & Time 2024-01-21 08:15 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 98°
Moving
Facing azimuth 285°
First azimuth 240°
First elevation 40°
Last azimuth 40°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -18
Color Orange, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 2s
Length -
Remarks Don’t understand how to measure train length from above note but it was approx 5 times as long as the fireball. Glowing train, gone quickly, colour seemed to be whiter toward the end of train compared to the fireball end which was orange
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -