THE spectacular meteor show which captivated the UK on Sunday evening was captured by a webcam on the Isle of Cumbrae.
The Mapes of Millport bike and toy shop's 24-hour camera recorded stunning footage of the meteor fizzing over the hills of Hunterston and West Kilbride at around 9.55pm on Sunday.
Owner Scott Ferris told the News news how he rushed to check over the footage after seeing the incident on the news - and was astonished to find what had been captured.
He said: "I purposely checked after the social media buzz and it being on the news
"I thought it would be a bit of a long shot but was thrilled when I spotted it.
"I have seen a couple of meteors before. I stayed on the edge of Glasgow so walking the dog at night meant I was in the dark plenty! I even once caught a satellite breaking up and glowing green.
"It was great to see the sky lighting up over Millport in the video."
The fireball blazed across UK skies on Sunday night, proving a real spectacle for those lucky enough to witness it.
Scott's camera caught the meteor for around seven seconds, longer than much of the footage that has been posted online from doorbell and security cameras in Manchester, Cardiff, Honiton, Bath, Midsomer Norton and Milton Keynes.
Meteors are space matter burning up in the atmosphere and in some cases are even visible in daylight..
While it is believed that several thousand meteors of fireball magnitude occur in the Earth’s atmosphere daily, most are unseen as they fall over the ocean or uninhabited areas.
The UK meteor network group revealed that Scott was one of a select band of only 120 people who had reported seeing Sunday's stunning show in the night sky.
Scientists from the UK Fireball Alliance (UKFall), which is led by staff from the Natural History Museum, gave more background to the spectacle.
UKFall was able to use videos to track its speed and orbit, and estimated it was travelling around 30,000 miles per hour, adding they believe it spent most of its orbit around the Sun travelling between Mars and Jupiter.
It is likely "a few fragments" reached the ground, UKFall said, even though it was largely broken up on its entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
Dr Katherine Joy, of the University of Manchester, said: "If you do find a meteorite on the ground, ideally photograph it in place, note the location using your phone GPS, don't touch it with a magnet, and, if you can, avoid touching it with your hands."
You can see the meteor footage on the Mapes of Millport facebook page.
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