Best meteor I have seen since the fuel tank broke off that spaceship and burnt up over Nz about five years ago. I was lying in bed and opened my eyes because it was so bright- I thought there was a car coming up the valley highway, then I saw the meteorite falling. The delayed boom was impressive too!
Emplacement
Adresse
Lawrence, Otago (NZ)
Latitude
45° 55' 4,75'' S (-45,92°)
Longitude
169° 41' 12,51'' E (169,69°)
Altitude
138,37m
Temps et durée
Date et & Heure locale
28/08/2022 23:00 NZST
Date et & Heure TU
28/08/2022 11:00 UT
Durée
≈7,5s
Direction
Direction de déplacement
Du haut à gauche vers le bas à droite
Angle de descente
177°
Déplacement
Azimut d'observation
88,99°
Premier azimut
86,31°
Première altitude
85°
Dernier azimut
87,57°
Dernière altitude
18°
Luminosité et couleur
Magnitude
-15
Couleur
Orange, Red
Son simultané
Observation
Non
Remarques
-
Son décalé
Observation
Oui
Remarques
A sonic boom sound like a jet plane in the distance suddenly became audible, lasted for two-three seconds, then suddenly went quiet. Definitely not a plane. About three minutes(roughly) after seeing meteorite.