Reports Report 5511a (Event 5511-2025)

Observer
Name Charlie B
Experience Level 1/5
Remarks At first the light was so bright that I thought it was a full moon breaking through the clouds as they all lit up. Then I saw a long thick streak of a bright light. It was so bright its outshone the moon, and it came down just to the left of the half moon that night. The next day I stood in same spot and used iphone compass to get a reading on the direction it fell. ..231sw. Its direction was from 'above left' down past the left of the moon which was roughly that direction also at the time.
Location
Address Wānaka, Otago Region (NZ)
Latitude 44° 41' 56.27'' S (-44.698965°)
Longitude 169° 6' 39.69'' E (169.111025°)
Elevation 309m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2025-08-30 23:45 NZST
UT Date & Time 2025-08-30 11:45 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 169°
Moving
Facing azimuth 231°
First azimuth 220°
First elevation 84°
Last azimuth 231°
Last elevation 17°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -13
Color Light Blue, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation No
Remarks -