The photo I supplied was an attempt at a Wellington Harbour nightshot on my Samsung Galaxy S9.
The poor quality is due to me getting a fright from the brightness.
I have two photos of the trail if the fireball, one at about 30 seconds after the fireball disappeared and one at about 180 seconds after the fireball disappeared. I will upload those too. Both were taken on the same device.
The blue fireball disappeared where the trail terminated.
Photo
Location
Address
Lower Hutt, Wellington Region (NZ)
Latitude
41° 13' 32.43'' S (-41.225676°)
Longitude
174° 51' 50.09'' E (174.863915°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2026-01-30 23:25 NZDT
UT Date & Time
2026-01-30 10:25 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From up left to down right
Descent Angle
96°
Moving
Facing azimuth
180.14°
First azimuth
118.05°
First elevation
25°
Last azimuth
185.53°
Last elevation
26°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-15
Color
Blue, Red
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
10°
Remarks
Unsure. Could have been underlit from town/city lights. If not, it was glowing.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Blue fireball had a vivid red nucleus before it disappeared.
