Reports Report 700ah (Event 700-2026)
| Observer | |
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| Name | Natalie R |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | I just feel incredibly lucky! Very limited observing experience and am part of an amazing little group who invite me along for shoots... |
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| Location | |
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| Address | Wellington, Wellington Region (NZ) |
| Latitude | 41° 19' 40.36'' S (-41.327878°) |
| Longitude | 174° 50' 19.65'' E (174.838792°) |
| Elevation | 0.135957m |
| Time and Duration | |
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| Local Date & Time | 2026-01-30 23:24 NZDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-01-30 10:24 UT |
| Duration | ≈20s |
| Direction | |
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| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 96° |
| Moving | |
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| Facing azimuth | 183.23° |
| First azimuth | 138.48° |
| First elevation | 24° |
| Last azimuth | - |
| Last elevation | 19° |
| Brightness and color | |
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| Stellar Magnitude | -23 |
| Color | Blue, Green, Yellow, Light Yellow, White |
| 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 | 80s |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | The smoke train remained for a minute or more after we saw the initial flashes |
| Terminal flash | |
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| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
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| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It appeared to be a series of balls appearing in rapid succession across the sky, leaving an imprint of the previous one each time |