CALGARY, AB – Dashcam footage captured the moment a meteor exploded over Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday morning.

The celestial incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. local time, while the canadian The city was still largely asleep and shrouded in darkness.

When the meteor burst into the dark sky, it exploded in a fiery flame that turned the sky neon blue.

The fireball’s bright blue color means the space rock likely contained large amounts of magnesium, according to the American Meteor Society.

According to NASAthe amount of meteoritic material that falls to Earth daily is approximately 48.5 tons. It’s more than five times the size of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

Original article source: Watch: Early morning sky turns neon blue as meteor explodes over Canada