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Wendy on 25/07/2024 7:07pm
South east of Masterton around 6.45am we saw around 8-10 orange/red stars? Lights? moving south. Meteor shower?
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Mike on 25/07/2024 9:08am
I was walking the dog tonight and looked ssw about 6pm and saw a white light zip about 5 cm the a green flash
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Margot on 24/07/2024 9:11am
I was driving to work this morning. Motueka to Nelson and saw a large fireball with a tail fall coming over the hill before Māpua at 5.55am. It was incredible. The biggest I have ever seen. Does anyone know anything about this?
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Amanda on 25/07/2024 8:40am
I saw the same thing just after 8pm tonight (25/07/24) over Whitby in Wellington. It was huge with an incredible fireball with a long tail and looked really close!
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Cynthia J on 24/07/2024 1:00am
While walking my dog this morning after 5am I saw a huge round and orange disc fly towards the horizon. I live in Christchurch
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Greta on 23/07/2024 7:52pm
23/7/24 7:56pm big bright fireball with tail, meteor? Auckland, Mt Eden
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Nej on 23/07/2024 8:04am
7:58 23/07/24
Very fast downward movement.
North to West to Foxton Beach way
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Gosborne on 22/07/2024 10:58am
Probebly Meteorit cca 7:15pm 21.7. from West to East. Locality up gisborne city.
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Joseph Dickson on 22/07/2024 7:08am
South Auckland 6:51PM Captured on camera. toward Southeast. Long sustained Red glow, might have been a deorbiting satellite.
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Bec on 22/07/2024 6:36am
Meteorite seen very low across the Auckland sky approx 6:10pm tonight (Orakei)
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