Reports Report 700l (Event 700-2026)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Brian B |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | I am the manager of the Pukaki Observatory at Mt Cook Lakeside retreat. I was in my observatory and conducting a stargazing tour when the fireball occurred. All my guests saw it as well. My aurora cam picked up the flash of light, as it was super bright, but it was not directly pointed at the fireball. Fireball appeared in the south-east direction from the south shore of Lake Pukaki. Video uploaded can see the fireball light at 23:25:37 on 30 JAN. |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Lake Pukaki, Canterbury Region (NZ) |
| Latitude | 44° 10' 27.73'' S (-44.17437°) |
| Longitude | 170° 7' 29.26'' E (170.124795°) |
| Elevation | 577.75116m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-30 23:25 NZDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-30 10:25 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 171° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 104.09° |
| First azimuth | 90.46° |
| First elevation | 50° |
| Last azimuth | 101.75° |
| Last elevation | 34° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue, Light Blue, Green, Light Green |
| Concurrent Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 99.99s |
| Length | 10° |
| Remarks | glowing train that turned into a smoke trail. smoke trail appeared to get twisted as it was affected by the wind over time. Wispy smoke trail lasted for quite a while. |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |