Rare large meteor lights up Wellington

Residents of North Island in Wellington were surprised to see a large meteor in the skies above them

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The meteor was sighted at 1.52pm and it was around 1m wide

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A flash, big booms and faint rumbling sounds were reported by the residents

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It was confirmed by New Zealand’s meteorological service that its Wellington radar had picked up an “interesting signature”

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The country’s last meteor was seen 23 years before on 7 July 1999

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Mike Cousins, a resident near Wellington said that he was working from home when the room lit up with a bluey-orange hue

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Curtis Powell saw a massive flash fall right in front of him when he was driving to a job in Shannon

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Scientists said that a meteor sighting during daytime is rare

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