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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

28/04/2024 12:00am

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Hayley on 30/04/2024 11:16am

Me and my son saw two comets tonight around 08:00pm the first one bright yellow and orange which fizzled out after 1 min. After watching that we hoped in the car and my son pointed out another one so we hoped out of the car to watch. Orange and lasted longer than the first around 2 mins . I have a video of the second one. We are based in Dinsdale, Hamilton. NZ.

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Robert Holdsworth on 30/04/2024 9:32pm

Comets do not cross the sky quickly.
The objects you describe are characteristic of meteors.

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Donald Harman on 29/04/2024 7:33pm

Just saw a white streak in the sky. Was there for a few seconds then disappeared. It was heading north over Christchurch today. 7:20 am Tuesday 30th April.

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Jacob C on 30/04/2024 4:38am

Yeah I saw that too around the same time, it wasn’t fast, but it wasn’t there long either. Tried to take a photo but didn’t look as good on my phone camera as it did in my eyes. But I know it wasn’t a jet, it looked more like a comet in the early morning sky, then it vanished.

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Mahin on 29/04/2024 12:10pm

Saw a shooting star from christchurch

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Luke on 29/04/2024 12:05pm

Just saw meteor from Wellington with bright green trail facing South

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Anna on 28/04/2024 11:46am

2200-2215 approximately tonight April 28 2024 Invercargill South City amazing shooting star like something out of a cartoon! So close and bright heading North – thick white light quickly followed by an explosion of bright light orange purple etc could clearly see a tail and amazing colouration. Extremely close too.

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Jordan on 28/04/2024 10:29am

Saw brilliant bright green flash with a long tail – looked like a firework – heading northwest in front of the Alps in Manapouri. Spotted from hillside. 100-200m altitude.

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Nethu on 28/04/2024 10:26am

Just saw one about five minutes ago above Queenstown skyline/gondola. Went into or behind the mountain. So beautiful

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Sam on 28/04/2024 10:23am

28/4 22:17
Brilliant bright green meteor falling towards the west, viewed from Lyttelton looking westward towards/behind Governor’s bay.
Bright enough to be very noticeable in the periphery of view out the window with bright port lights to compete with.

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