ThinkMarketing Office In Edinburgh Fascinated by 'Fireball'
Last week those at ThinkMarketing's office in central Edinburgh looked up to see what has been described as a 'fireball' flying through the skies.
- (1888PressRelease) March 23, 2012 - There were reports of a 'bright light' and 'orange glow' travelling from northern Scotland to southern England at about 21:40 GMT. This prompted fears that a plane was crashing and even talk of UFOs as people took to social media sites to discuss the phenomenon. The police were contacted throughout Scotland. Grampian Police said many people had reported seeing a 'flare or a bright object with a tail', while Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said it had received reports of a 'large ball of fire in the sky'. Strathclyde Police said it had been inundated with calls, while Lothian and Borders Police also reported taking a number of calls. Durham Police said air traffic control had confirmed there had not been any incidents of aircraft in difficulties.
The Met Office calmed fears by tweeting 'Hi All, for anyone seeing something in the night sky, we believe it was a meteorite.' Meteors are particles from space that burn up as they plummet through Earth's atmosphere, sometimes emitting light, creating a "fireball" effect. Meteorites are larger, more durable objects that survive heating in the atmosphere and land on Earth. Dr David Whitehouse, a science writer, said 'Occasionally you get a very big piece of debris coming into the Earth's atmosphere and this causes a fireball.' He explained that what you see when you spot a meteor is the fireball breaking up, and the 'wreckage of a planet that couldn't form properly when the solar system was young'. He stated that the fireball was actually bit of rock that had been orbiting the Sun for perhaps thousands of millions of years. A source from ThinkMarketing stated 'It was an incredible sight and one I feel very privileged to have seen'.
Hundreds of people across the country tweeted about what they had seen and the Kielder Observatory, in Northumberland, described it as a 'huge fireball' travelling from north to south over the county. Gary Fildes, observatory director, who was with a group of about 40 people when they spotted the meteor, said 'We got an incredible view. It was phenomenal. They went absolutely mental. I was getting questions about what it is and is it going to end life on Earth? Mr Fildes, who has been an astronomer for 30 years, said he had never seen anything like it and described the experience as 'one I'll never forget as long as I live'.
ThinkMarketing's Managing Director said 'It really makes you think about how mind-boggling space and the universe is, and how much is out there'.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-17248959
http://www.meteorwatch.org/2012/03/04/fireball-witnessed-over-uk-3rd-march-2012/
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2012/03/04/meteor-sightings-across-scotland-leaves-police-forces-inundated-with-calls-86908-23774918/
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