A green fireball was spotted over a major UK city on Tuesday night, with the incredible sight said to have been caused by a sporadic meteor, which is a random meteor that does not belong to a known meteor shower View 2 Images A green sporadic meteor SE whilst crossing the Clifton Boulevard bridge in Nottingham (Image: @nickshanks_/X)

A software engineer has snapped a remarkable image of one of nature's most awe-inspiring phenomena lighting up the Nottingham sky on Tuesday night. ‌

The stunning sight of a green streak darting across the night sky is believed to have been caused by a sporadic meteor , a "random" meteor not associated with any known meteor shower and can be seen on any clear night, unlike a shower meteor which originates from the debris trail of a comet or a

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