Reports Report 2269k (Event 2269-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | James W |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | That was hands down the coolest thing I've ever seen. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Morrinsville, Waikato (NZ) |
| Latitude | 37° 38' 47.49'' S (-37.646526°) |
| Longitude | 175° 31' 51.06'' E (175.53085°) |
| Elevation | 40m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-05-05 20:35 NZST |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-05-05 08:35 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 91° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 180° |
| First azimuth | 170° |
| First elevation | 90° |
| Last azimuth | 210° |
| Last elevation | 90° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -21 |
| Color | Light Yellow, with a green edge. I happened to be looking straight up as I was setting up my telescope for a bit of a look this evening as it was very clear. Same almost dead East to West, damn near straight up, very bright, 2 flashes big enough to ligh |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | - |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | Bit hard to tell how long it lasted as it was dark but there was a trail of some sort that was lit up by the flash, had almost alternating koru shapes in it. |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | 2 flashes, small then larger. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |