Reports Report 3867y (Event 3867-2022)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nick G |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | - |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Wainuiomata Coast, Wellington (NZ) |
| Latitude | 41° 18' 12.71'' S (-41.303531°) |
| Longitude | 174° 55' 56.07'' E (174.932241°) |
| Elevation | 59.316559m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2022-07-07 14:15 NZST |
| UT Date & Time | 2022-07-07 02:15 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 131° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 142.63° |
| First azimuth | 159.25° |
| First elevation | - |
| Last azimuth | 152.14° |
| Last elevation | - |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | - |
| Color | - |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Initially thought it sounded like an earthquake, then a large truck travelling down the road, and then a series of explosions. |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | A couple of minutes after the sounds I saw what looked like a dust cloud rising slightly above the hill to the north-east (slightly down Coast Road from the Golf Club) - the following is the region I was looking when I saw the dust cloud: https://www.google.com/maps/@-41.3112777,174.9504242,2574m/data=!3m1!1e3 Note: I did not see the meteor in the sky - I only heard the sounds and then saw a dust cloud (in the direction of the Rimutaka State Forest) that might be related. |