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What was the huge "fireball" that flew through Scottish skies on Wednesday?

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Experts have confirmed that the huge "fireball" spotted flying through Scottish skies on Wednesday (September 14) at around 9pm was in fact a meteor.

At first, there was much speculation about whether the "shooting star" was space junk due to its shockingly clear visibility in the sky.

Speaking to the Guardian, astronomer John Maclean, said that meteors tend to enter the atmosphere at around 75,000 and 80,000 mph and usually lasts a matter of seconds.

Space junk is visible for much longer however as it enters at a much lower speed of around 25,000-30,000 mph.Despite this however, the meteor spotted above Scotland was visible for a full 20 seconds - which is long in terms of meteorological phenomena.

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