Reports Report 700o (Event 700-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Phillip R |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Lake Tekapo, Canterbury Region (NZ) |
| Latitude | 44° 0' 3.27'' S (-44.000909°) |
| Longitude | 170° 27' 36.15'' E (170.460042°) |
| Elevation | 751.347778m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-30 23:26 NZDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-30 10:26 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From down left to up right |
| Descent Angle | 55° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 100° |
| First azimuth | 85° |
| First elevation | 65° |
| Last azimuth | 110° |
| Last elevation | 58° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -16 |
| Color | Purple, Blue, Light Blue, Green, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 60s |
| Length | 30° |
| Remarks | Long, bright vivid greens and purples, a distinct white trail that resembles smoke, very vivid for approx 45sec and left a smokey haze trail that had a faint hue of red for approx 15sec like an imprint in the sky |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It had distinct ball, to a diamond crip edge as it got brighter in the sky, lit the sky up temporarily for a couple of seconds. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |