{"id":795239,"date":"2025-04-11T13:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=795239"},"modified":"2025-04-11T13:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T18:08:09","slug":"bright-fireball-observed-over-new-zealands-north-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=795239","title":{"rendered":"Bright fireball observed over New Zealand\u2019s North Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A very bright fireball was observed at 17:05 UTC on April 10, 2025 (05:05 LT, April 11), streaking across the sky from the central North Island to the ocean off Hawke\u2019s Bay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis fireball was visible for 8 seconds and was seen on several of our RMS meteor cameras, with some spectacular images captured,\u201d said astronomers from Fireballs Aotearoa,\u00a0a designated Section of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe width=\"800\" height=\"460\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=316&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFireballsNZ%2Fvideos%2F4032948496981724%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=316&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFireballsNZ%2Fvideos%2F4032948496981724%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"460\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The International Meteor Organization (IMO) received just one report about this event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Zealand fireball on April 10, 2025. Credit: Fireballs Aotearoa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" alt=\"north island new zealand fireball april 10 2025 rms fireballs aotearoa 2\" class=\"wp-image-220624 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2-1024x574.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2-180x100.webp 180w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2.webp 1271w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2-1024x574.webp\" alt=\"north island new zealand fireball april 10 2025 rms fireballs aotearoa 2\" class=\"wp-image-220624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2-180x100.webp 180w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-2.webp 1271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Zealand fireball on April 10, 2025. Credit: Fireballs Aotearoa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"922\" alt=\"north island new zealand fireball april 10 2025 rms fireballs aotearoa trajectory\" class=\"wp-image-220625 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-trajectory.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-trajectory.webp 972w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-trajectory-300x285.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-trajectory-768x728.webp 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-trajectory.webp\" alt=\"north island new zealand fireball april 10 2025 rms fireballs aotearoa trajectory\" class=\"wp-image-220625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-trajectory.webp 972w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-trajectory-300x285.webp 300w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-trajectory-768x728.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Zealand fireball on April 10, 2025 \u2013 trajectory. Credit: Fireballs Aotearoa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"938\" alt=\"north island new zealand fireball april 10 2025 rms fireballs aotearoa orbit\" class=\"wp-image-220623 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-orbit.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-orbit.webp 928w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-orbit-297x300.webp 297w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-orbit-768x776.webp 768w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-orbit-70x70.webp 70w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-orbit.webp\" alt=\"north island new zealand fireball april 10 2025 rms fireballs aotearoa orbit\" class=\"wp-image-220623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-orbit.webp 928w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-orbit-297x300.webp 297w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-orbit-768x776.webp 768w, https:\/\/watchers.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/north-island-new-zealand-fireball-april-10-2025-rms-fireballs-aotearoa-orbit-70x70.webp 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Zealand fireball on April 10, 2025 \u2014 orbit diagram. Credit: Fireballs Aotearoa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since this fireball headed out off the coast, there is no chance of recovering meteorites.<\/p>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> Fireball report 2019-2025 \u2013 IMO \u2013 April 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p><!-- MOLONGUI AUTHORSHIP PLUGIN 5.0.15 --><br \/>\n<!-- https:\/\/www.molongui.com\/wordpress-plugin-post-authors --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/watchers.news\/2025\/04\/11\/bright-fireball-observed-over-new-zealands-north-island\/?rand=772151\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very bright fireball was observed at 17:05 UTC on April 10, 2025 (05:05 LT, April 11), streaking across the sky from the central North Island to the ocean off&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":795240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-795239","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\/795239","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=795239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/795240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=795239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=795239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=795239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}