Reports Report 816c (Event 816-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shane J |
| Experience Level | 2/5 |
| Remarks | All I can say is it's an incredible thing to witness especially as it split apart all with tails and then the flash also it was remarking big considering when broke apart lin my view |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Region (NZ) |
| Latitude | 37° 39' 57.12'' S (-37.665867°) |
| Longitude | 176° 8' 33.37'' E (176.142603°) |
| Elevation | 13m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-02-05 01:10 NZDT |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-02-04 12:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 255° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 298.94° |
| First azimuth | 312.53° |
| First elevation | 33° |
| Last azimuth | 281.68° |
| Last elevation | 39° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -14 |
| Color | Green, Orange, Yellow, Red |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Duration | 3s |
| Length | 15° |
| Remarks | I saw a fireball around 1:10am this morning over Tauranga, it split into around 3-4 pieces all with long glowing tails then the entire sky flashed green and it disappeared, incredible sight to see especially as it was a totally clear night sky the trains stayed bright an long untill the flas then the disappeared within a couple of seconds |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It broke into 3-4 pieces with tails then a bright green flash lit the entire sky |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | As above |