Meteor lights up the sky on New Year's Eve

SKYGAZERS in North Solihull may have spotted something more unusual than a rocket if they'd happened to glance upwards yesterday teatime.
Eyewitnesses around the UK reported seeing a large green meteor streak across the horizon.
The object, which burned brightly but was visible for just a few seconds, was spotted at just after 5.30pm. Hundreds of reports have come in from across England and Scotland.
A father-of-two, who lives near Castle Bromwich, told Other Side of Solihull that he had seen the meteor while walking to the shops.
"It was burning very brightly and it appeared to be falling towards the Earth," said the 66-year-old.
"I instantly wondered if it was a meteor, but because it was New Year's Eve I wasn't 100 per cent sure if it had been a firework.
"It was only when I saw it on the BBC this morning that I knew for certain."
A spokesman for the UK Meteor Network said: “[We] received over 570 public reports. Many observers reported green colour and fragmentation at the end. The meteor was apparently moving quite slowly."