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Carlisle Meteor
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"I saw this meteor pass over Carlisle Centre and logged it at 10.37 p.m. It was a very bright white light similar to a Roman Candle and was travelling in a straight line from West to East. It appeared to extinguish itself halfway down Warwick Rd" - Bryan

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A huge fire which tore through a Cumbria peat bog near Carlisle may have been caused by a meteor strike, according to some locals.

Ed ~ Any good astronomer will know that the two events, the fire and meteor, are unrelated.

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Edinburgh meteor
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Observers have reported a meteor over Edinburgh, after a "very fast" bright green light was seen travelling across the sky towards East Lothian.
Witnesses said it happened just after 22:30 BST on Monday and was as fast as a low-flying jet.
The fireball lasted about five seconds before burning out.

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