Reports Report 4191c (Event 4191-2026)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Te Ini H |
| Experience Level | 1/5 |
| Remarks | I have seen shooting stars before, but this one was larger, brighter and orange |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Ashburton, Canterbury Region (NZ) |
| Latitude | 43° 54' 40.07'' S (-43.911131°) |
| Longitude | 171° 44' 29.97'' E (171.741659°) |
| Elevation | 90m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2026-06-09 18:10 NZST |
| UT Date & Time | 2026-06-09 06:10 UT |
| Duration | ≈7.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 122° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 173.74° |
| First azimuth | 172.33° |
| First elevation | 59° |
| Last azimuth | 182.58° |
| Last elevation | 20° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Orange |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | Whooshing sound (not sure if it was related, there was traffic around but I thought it was that because I had finished looking at it as it went behind trees out of vision, then I heard that sound and looked back towards it because of the sound and saw it continuing far away through the trees (all of this within 10 seconds) |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |