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Daniel on 6/02/2025 5:39pm
Saw a fireball or something as bright as moon racing towards earth northshore auckland approx 9.30 pm thursday 6th Feb, quite large
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Helen D on 6/02/2025 10:32am
06/02/2025 approx 1am. Long tailed and bright. Heading East from West. 3 or 4 seconds. In Whanganui
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Anna on 6/02/2025 9:10am
I saw a bright light streaking downwards at around 9.45pm 6/02/25 over Auckland Central
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Mel W on 6/02/2025 8:49am
Meteor dropped suddenly but slowly out of the sky, very bright in the West, Glen Eden, Auckland
944pm
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Mike on 6/02/2025 8:48am
Bright green stroke through the sky, visable above Kerikeri around 9.30pm Waitangi Day.
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Paul on 6/02/2025 8:46am
Meteor heading north northwest seen from upper waiwera, bright red/orange/green.
Awesome sight, heading ‘fairly slowly’
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Julie on 7/02/2025 6:22am
I saw this too from Orewa on 6 Feb at around 9.30 to 9.45pm. Just happened to be looking up and saw what looked like a large shooting star but green at one end and red at the other. Amazing.
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Edward Warren on 6/02/2025 8:45am
Just saw a meteor over Ōakura Bay – approx 9.35pm on 6 Feb ‘25 (Waitangi Day!) it appeared in the south-western part of the sky heading west. Burned up with a white / orange head and a long tail. Very cool!
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Angela Wilcox on 6/02/2025 8:39am
Just saw meteor bluish green, heading north northwest. Saw it from North West Auckland. Was not too high in the sky – I’m sitting inside n saw it out my window.
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Jackson on 6/02/2025 8:38am
Saw a shooting star at 9.33pm in Auckland.
6th February 2025
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