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Location
Address
Kaikōura, Canterbury Region (NZ)
Latitude
42° 24' 32.45'' S (-42.409015°)
Longitude
173° 41' 11.66'' E (173.686573°)
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 left to right
Descent Angle
90°
Moving
Facing azimuth
179.62°
First azimuth
126.86°
First elevation
27°
Last azimuth
205.87°
Last elevation
27°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-
Color
Pink, Green, Yellow
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
99.99s
Length
55°
Remarks
A solid smoke trail for nearly it’s entire length, which remained in the air for over four minutes. I have pictures of the smoke trail throughout its range of visibility.
Terminal flash
Observation
Yes
Remarks
The fireball broke up at about 15% of its total transit into several different colors, the brightest of which was green and travelled together across the sky much like a well lit highway truck until it passed behind some foreground trees
