Reports Report 8961af (Event 8961-2022)

Observer
Name Richard O
Experience Level 3/5
Remarks I am very interested in space and have a reasonable knowledge so I'm sure of what I saw. I'm not 100 percent confident in exactly where I was on the expressway when I saw it sorry. Somewhere around south Hamilton traveling north
Location
Address Tamahere, Waikato (NZ)
Latitude 37° 49' 25.24'' S (-37.823679°)
Longitude 175° 21' 5.1'' E (175.351416°)
Elevation 42.71656m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2022-11-19 04:26 NZDT
UT Date & Time 2022-11-18 15:26 UT
Duration ≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up left to down right
Descent Angle 119°
Moving
Facing azimuth 313.58°
First azimuth 355.62°
First elevation 13°
Last azimuth 10.04°
Last elevation 10°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -17
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, Red, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation No
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation No
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Yes
Remarks Looked like sparks coming off a firework but on a far bigger scale. It fragmented most before it dissapeared