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HUGE fireball caught on camera and is thought to be one of the biggest ever filmed in UK

A British observatory has captured the frightening moment a huge meteorite flashed through the night sky.
Astronomers at the Norman Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth, Devon, heard reports that a massive shooting star had been spotted streaking across the sky in the early hours.
They rewound the observatory's two fixed cameras to reveal the flaming meteorite as it exploded over them.
The incident happened on Monday morning at at 2:04am.

Meteorite is caught on camera[Dave Jones]

Fortunately the meteor passed in front of both of our cameras so we ended up with two videos of the same event

Dave Jones of the Sidmouth Radio Astronomy Group

Dave Jones of the Sidmouth Radio Astronomy Group said: "We have two cameras that watch for meteors during darkness, so upon hearing the news I logged in to check our data and see if we had captured anything.
"Fortunately the meteor passed in front of both of our cameras so we ended up with two videos of the same event.
"Due to cloud and raindrops on the camera lenses the image was not as clear as we would like, however the sheer size and brightness of this object burning up in our atmosphere almost overwhelmed our cameras as it was so bright."

Monday's meteorite is thought to be one of the largest ever seen in the UK
And it's the biggest the amateur team have caught on camera since its monitoring equipment went live a year ago.
Now the scientists are studying the footage to get a better idea of its trajectory.
Built in 1912 and situated 15 miles south of Exeter, the Norman Lockyer Observatory is used by students, researchers and amateur astronomers.
Thanks to its coastal location and the lack of light pollution, it is renowned as one of the best places in the UK for spectral analysis.