{"id":793243,"date":"2025-02-01T14:56:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T19:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=793243"},"modified":"2025-02-01T14:56:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T19:56:20","slug":"very-bright-fireball-over-new-zealand-produces-house-shaking-sonic-booms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=793243","title":{"rendered":"Very bright fireball over New Zealand produces house-shaking sonic booms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fireballs Aotearoa, a designated Section of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, received numerous reports of a massive fireball over the Otago area in South Island just after 23:00 LT on January 31.<\/p>\n<p>The object was first captured on their cameras at about 90 km (56 miles) above Cadrona, traveling at around 20 km\/s, and ended at around 20 km (12.4 miles) altitude over the Eyre Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>The event was accompanied by loud sonic booms, described by locals as house shaking. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Fireballs Aotearoa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"935\" alt=\"south island new zealand fireball january 31 2025 trajectory\" class=\"wp-image-215563 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-trajectory.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-trajectory.webp 985w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-trajectory-300x285.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-trajectory-768x729.webp 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-trajectory.webp\" alt=\"south island new zealand fireball january 31 2025 trajectory\" class=\"wp-image-215563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-trajectory.webp 985w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-trajectory-300x285.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-trajectory-768x729.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Fireballs Aotearoa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOrbital data indicates the rock originated from asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It is therefore likely a fragment of a larger asteroid that formed early in in solar system\u2019s 4.5 billion year old history,\u201d scientists at the Fireballs Aotearora said.<\/p>\n<p>There is a possibility pieces of the object survived atmospheric entry and landed somewhere in the remote Eyre Mountains. However, more data and reports are needed to get specifics on the location. Until then, the hunt for the meteorites will not be organized.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"924\" alt=\"south island new zealand fireball january 31 2025 orbit diagram\" class=\"wp-image-215564 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram.webp 928w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram-768x765.webp 768w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram-70x70.webp 70w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram.webp\" alt=\"south island new zealand fireball january 31 2025 orbit diagram\" class=\"wp-image-215564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram.webp 928w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram-768x765.webp 768w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/south-island-new-zealand-fireball-january-31-2025-orbit-diagram-70x70.webp 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Fireballs Aotearoa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>A bright fireball was observed over Canterbury, Hawke\u2019s Bay, Manawat\u016b-Whanganui, Marlborough, and Wellington at approximately 07:53 UTC on October 27, 2024. The American Meteor Society (AMS) received 35 reports of this event, with observation durations ranging from less than a second to about 7.5 seconds. Observers reported magnitudes between -5 and -18 with no accompanying sounds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTEo5qlDock\" data-id=\"zTEo5qlDock\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zTEo5qlDock\/hqdefault.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/zTEo5qlDock\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AMS event #6399-2024 caught from Wellington NZ\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zTEo5qlDock?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Earlier that year, on March 13, 2024, a very bright fireball was seen over Otago and Canterbury, leading to a public meteorite hunt.<\/p>\n<p>A similar event to yesterday\u2019s occurred on June 27, 2023, over the Manawat\u016b region in North Island. Footage of the event showed two huge blasts in the sky, turning the cloudy morning sky into bright orange. The ground shook soon after the flashes, rattling the homes of many people near Feilding, Manawat\u016b District. Some residents described the sound as an explosion of a gas tanker or a car exploding after hitting a house.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mcMoa-BveKE\" data-id=\"mcMoa-BveKE\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/mcMoa-BveKE\/hqdefault.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/mcMoa-BveKE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Incredible likely meteor explodes over Feilding at dawn\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mcMoa-BveKE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> Otago fireball January 31 Update \u2013 Fireballs Aotearoa \u2013 January 31, 2025<\/p>\n<p><!-- MOLONGUI AUTHORSHIP PLUGIN 4.9.7 --><br \/>\n<!-- https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/wordpress-plugin-post-authors --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/2025\/02\/01\/very-bright-fireball-over-new-zealand-produces-house-shaking-sonic-booms\/?rand=772151\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fireballs Aotearoa, a designated Section of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, received numerous reports of a massive fireball over the Otago area in South Island just after 23:00&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":793244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-793243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genaero"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=793243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/793243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/793244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=793243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=793243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=793243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}