American Meteor Society

Reports Report 700ae (Event 700-2026)

Observer
Name Caleb C
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks -
Location
Address Greendale, Canterbury Region (NZ)
Latitude 43° 36' 45.33'' S (-43.612591°)
Longitude 172° 9' 3.99'' E (172.151108°)
Elevation 101m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-01-30 23:20 NZDT
UT Date & Time 2026-01-30 10:20 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 128°
Moving
Facing azimuth 150°
First azimuth 129.79°
First elevation 46°
Last azimuth 134.67°
Last elevation 37°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Blue, Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 60s
Length 10°
Remarks Smoke, looked like a jet stream or strait cloud at night
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Its the first thing I notice a bright blue / green flash over to my left then I looked and saw this shooting star still very bright off to the left moving right. An initial flash then a bright shooting star that disappeared
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -