On Saturday night around 10:35 or so I was sitting in my living room when all of the sudden my whole living room was lit up. When I looked out the window and looked up near the top of my aspen tree which is in the southeast corner of my backyard, I saw a very bright light. At first I thought it was a police helicopter shining their spotlight in my backyard that’s how bright it was. Then it was gone and I saw a few sparks coming down so I thought one of my neighbours had lit some fireworks. When I went to my back door to check and see if my neighbours were outside (they were not) that’s when I heard a loud boom. The house shook a little too. The thud was like someone had jumped off my roof and the sound was like a gun shot or explosion. I thought then that maybe something exploded at the refineries outside of Sherwood Park. I had no idea that it was an actual meteor until my brother sent me an article he read on Sunday. It’s pretty amazing that I got to witness something like this.
Location
Address
Sherwood Park, Alberta (CA)
Latitude
53° 32' 30.62'' N (53.54184°)
Longitude
113° 14' 56.73'' W (-113.249092°)
Elevation
730.217896m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2019-08-31 22:35 MDT
UT Date & Time
2019-09-01 04:35 UT
Duration
≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
325°
Moving
Facing azimuth
305.26°
First azimuth
20°
First elevation
72°
Last azimuth
169.29°
Last elevation
34°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
-16
Color
White
Concurrent Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
Shortly after I saw it I heard a loud boom - I’m guessing it was 15 seconds
