Meteor

2022 - 7 - 7

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'Giant streak of orange': Reports of 'meteor' across lower North Island (Stuff.co.nz)

One witness says the object streaked across the sky for about 10 seconds before it “fizzled out”, leaving behind a large smoke trail.

But if not, it's probably just a random lump of rock from an asteroid which happens to have hit the Earth and got people very excited here in New Zealand.” He said those with receivers near their ears – long hair, glasses or a hat – enabled people to pick up radio emissions from the meteor, hence the immediate crackling sounds. It might be “quite scientifically important” to retrieve the object, Griffin said. It was very unusual to see one during the day. “Also if you saw it and heard a bang, that's quite interesting too. “I then realised my dashcam was rolling and saved the video.

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Meteor flashes across sky over Wellington, New Zealand (Reuters)

A burning meteor flashed across the sky over the New Zealand capital of Wellington on Thursday, with dozens of witnesses saying they saw a bright light and ...

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Dashcam footage captures meteor exploding over Wellington, lights ... (Newshub)

Spectacular dashcam footage has captured a meteor lighting up the skies over the Wellington region. The footage sent to Newshub shows the moment the ...

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'The sky is falling': Meteor spotted over lower North Island (New Zealand Herald)

A loud bang and rumbling noises were heard, and many suspected it was an earthquake. The sound was heard in the Wellington and Wairarapa regions. Advertisement.

"It may be quite scientifically important to retrieve this thing. Some describe seeing a "bright flash of light" in the sky during the loud noise, some saying it had a long tail, others saying it was a "giant fireball". She says it was "one of the most bizarre experiences" of her life.

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Daytime 'fireball' over central New Zealand, explosions heard ... (WeatherWatch.co.nz)

WeatherWatch.co.nz has received dozens of eyewitness reports about the rare daytime fireball seen – and heard – across a number of regions, in particular around ...

At the time we published this story 45 eyewitness reports have been sent in to us. It is overcast so it was under the cloud cover. Another eyewitness report from ‘Michelle’ said “I’m in Paraparaumu near the beach and I’ve just seen out my kitchen window a long fast streak of light following by what looked like an explosion towards the Hutt Valley going in an East to West direction.

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