A large meteor was spotted in the skies on Sunday evening (28/2), with sightings being reported all across the UK.
People from Milton Keynes and beyond took to social media to share their footage of the meteor, which was visible for around seven seconds shortly before 10pm.
Lots of door cam and security footage has been shared - and one clip that has since gone viral was taken right here in the city.
Ivor, who lives in Old Farm Park, caught the fireball on his Nest camera. The video has since impressed viewers from all over the world.
@UKMeteorNetwork doorbell cam Milton Keynes pic.twitter.com/TQ8lCcYqdO
— Ivor Lafford (@Lafford_MK) February 28, 2021
The UK Meteor Network, which tracks meteors and fireballs across the country, said it was a "slow moving meteor with clearly visible fragmentation".
Meteors are balls of space rock that burn up when they enter the earth's atmosphere. The UK Meteor Network says that the fireballs are often brighter than normal meteors and have a magnitude of -4 - similar to the planet Venus.
In comparison, the moon is -12.6 and the sun is -26.7, meaning the brighter the object, the lower the number.
Although meteors fall over the planet every day, the vast majority plummet into the sea, or into inhabited land. The UK Meteor Network records around half a dozen meteors a year.
It is unclear as to where the space rock landed, but people have reported spotting fragments in their gardens in the west of England.
Did you manage to capture the meteor? Let us know by emailing news@mkfm.com.
