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Wayne Pepper on 27/05/2024 5:50pm
I just saw while getting the cows in to milk in northland nz and I saw something enter the atmosphere and had a shower of sparks behind it before it burnt up and disappeared
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Amy on 28/05/2024 9:23am
Saw it this morning also on my way to work, great start to the day!
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Robert Holdsworth on 26/05/2024 8:11am
At 1930 hours this evening from Brougham Street, Mt Victoria I was watching an aircraft which was heading to Auckland having just departed Wellington Airport.
While I was doing so I observed a small rapidly moving meteor heading approximately toward the Northeast.
The sky was quite cloudy so it was quite surprising to see the meteor.
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Mel on 25/05/2024 8:44pm
My husband yelled out, hey Mel see that, it was amazing. A bright light, looked like a fire ball, moving very fast through the clouds for a few good seconds, then disappeared, our mate saw the end of it also.
We were at a mate birthday party in Taradale.
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Hayden on 23/05/2024 6:37pm
Between 6:15am-6:20am me and my boss in otaki saw what looked to be a moving blue glowing trail which was moving quite quickly, had a dim blue glow to it. Was heading towards the Wairarapa was either a meteor and or fireball but as it was a bit light in the direction it was heading in couldn’t get the full beautiful viewing. Cool to see and sure others saw it
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Hayden on 23/05/2024 6:23pm
Saw one flying over the back of Ōtaki heading towards the wairapa between 6:10-6:20am
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Roger on 22/05/2024 7:13am
On Saturday morning between 5 and 6am 18th of May saw a large fireball with tail while getting the cows in for milking in Greytown Wairarapa coming straight down in a west slightly south direction. First time seeing something like it was about as wide as my finger held out in front of me.
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Janet Tillman on 21/05/2024 10:48pm
Hi last night 21 May 2024. Walking the dog on Egnot Heights Redcliffs Christchurch I saw a bright blue light at 5.30 as I looked over Christchurch to the east. It was in a clear space in the clouds. I could not believe my eyes. As we have been Aroura watching lately this was a totally different colour almost turquoise blue. Never seen anything like this before. Was it a search light in Christchurch or a meteorite. Sorry I did not get a photo. Janet
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Jackson on 20/05/2024 5:01pm
I saw a wide and huge shooting star or meteor at 4:40 am. I have seen plenty of shooting stars but this was huge, fast, and very bright.
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Jane Cally on 20/05/2024 9:27am
I saw a huge shooting star 18/5/24 at 3:44 am in the NE sky. I am in Christchurch, NZ
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