Reports Report 3068y (Event 3068-2017)

Observer
Name Trish M
Experience Level 4/5
Remarks I have never seen anything so big and bright flying across the sky! The boom and quaking after the bright flash had me excited and concerned all at the same time! It was unbelievable!! I'm an avid watcher of meteor showers but they all seem to pale in comparison to what I saw tonite!! The time I saw the fireball is an approximate time, it may have been 10:08pm. I guess I should have looked at the exact time, but I was shocked and amazed at the entire spectacle! Next time (if I'm that lucky) I will take note on the exact time and will hopefully get a picture or video!!
Location
Address Nelson, British Columbia (CA)
Latitude 49° 29' 27.67'' N (49.49102°)
Longitude 117° 17' 22.56'' W (-117.2896°)
Elevation 598.115m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-09-04 22:10 PDT
UT Date & Time 2017-09-05 05:10 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From up right to down left
Descent Angle 268°
Moving
Facing azimuth 51.58°
First azimuth 72.63°
First elevation 35°
Last azimuth 312.63°
Last elevation 35°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -5
Color Orange, Yellow, Light Yellow, White
Concurrent Sound
Observation Yes
Remarks Approximately 3-4 minutes after the very bright flash(lit up the sky and everything around me like a very intense flash from a camera!) the earth shook! My house and windows shook like I was in a small earthquake. My neighbour came running out of his house when it happened!
Delayed Sound
Observation Unknown
Remarks As I said above. The boom and earth shaking happened about 3-4 minutes after the sky lit up!! I watched this fireball cross the sky in front of me while I was sitting on my front porch!
Persistent train
Observation Unknown
Duration -
Length -
Remarks -
Terminal flash
Observation Yes
Remarks It lit up everything like a very intense camera flash right in front of my face.
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -