Reports Report 816v (Event 816-2026)

Observer
Name Tony F
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I'd love to know if you find anything. It was so cool to see. Just happened to look out the window at the right time.
Location
Address Auckland, Auckland (NZ)
Latitude 36° 49' 48.12'' S (-36.830034°)
Longitude 174° 47' 18.02'' E (174.788339°)
Elevation 4.608591m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2026-02-05 01:30 NZDT
UT Date & Time 2026-02-04 12:30 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 255°
Moving
Facing azimuth 274.96°
First azimuth 305.2°
First elevation 55°
Last azimuth 274.73°
Last elevation 30°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -16
Color Green
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 0.5s
Length 30°
Remarks Glowing green train that ended with a bright flash. Flash would have been 5 degrees across. Looked like it was disintegrating before the flash.
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks Bright green as it fragmented. Then a bright flash.
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks As above