* Astronomy

Astronomical observation accompanied by sound

My friend and I both agreed we have never seen a fireball meteor as bright as this one. Although we have each seen several in the past, no previous sighting was nearly as bright as the one observed that night. The spectacle would make it a night to long remember.
After a minute or two, our excitement had abated. We returned to our regularly scheduled observations of spring galaxies and summer Milky Way objects.
Suddenly, we heard a noise from the direction where the meteor was last observed. It sounded like a distant rumbling boom and came two-to-three minutes after the fireball's disappearance.
It was a first for us. Not only was this the brightest fireball we'd ever seen, it was also the first one that generated a sound.
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