I was confused by what I saw. I did get in my car and drive away shortly after with music playing so that is why I am not sure if there was a noise. The view was also obscured by trees so not exactly sure how close to the horizon it was.
It looked like it was falling straight down rather than shooting across.
Location
Address
Wānaka, Otago (NZ)
Latitude
44° 42' 42.81'' S (-44.711893°)
Longitude
169° 8' 8.97'' E (169.135825°)
Elevation
337m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-01-31 23:00 NZDT
UT Date & Time
2025-01-31 10:00 UT
Duration
≈7.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
359°
Moving
Facing azimuth
219.21°
First azimuth
216.63°
First elevation
65°
Last azimuth
215.49°
Last elevation
13°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-13
Color
Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Unknown
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
-
Remarks
We were trying to figure out what it was. St first I thought it was a flare or fireworks. It was like a slow moving large shooting star
