I have seen many many meteor showers whilst photographing the night sky but this was way different, the light emission that came from it in particular as it was breaking up was very bright and no mistaken for anything else.
Photo
Location
Address
Fox Glacier, West Coast Region (NZ)
Latitude
43° 26' 48.8'' S (-43.44689°)
Longitude
169° 58' 12.54'' E (169.970149°)
Elevation
91.744392m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2025-07-23 05:58 NZST
UT Date & Time
2025-07-22 17:58 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down to up
Descent Angle
-
Moving
Facing azimuth
90°
First azimuth
90°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
90°
Last elevation
-
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-20
Color
Orange, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Unknown
Duration
-
Length
-
Remarks
-
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
saw a bright flash, roughly in the middle as it was right between the mountains and then it disappeared beyond the horizon
Fragmentation
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Hard to tell but I saw what I determined to be like a explosion with some brighter bits flying upwards, it only lasted for a fraction of a second but I think I captured that moment in my photo
