Stargazers across Merseyside witnessed a spectacular show last night, with many spotting a 'meteor' streaking across the sky.
Social media was abuzz with sightings of something shooting across the sky yesterday, at around 6.30pm.
People living in Wirral and also in south Liverpool reported seeing the mystery object overhead, with the astral phenomenon described as looking like 'a really bright light'.
Residents living close to Smithdown Road spotted the 'meteor' overhead, with Wallasey locals also spotting the mystery object.
The reported sightings come after two 'fireball' meteors were spotted in the UK in recent weeks.
It's believed last Sunday's huge space object crash landed just north of Cheltenham, after a 'sonic boom noise' was reported across the South West of England.
And last night there were further reports of meteor sightings across the UK, in London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Bath, Liverpool and Devon and Cornwall.
One post on social media read: "I was coming off the road to Leasowe Bay about 6:30pm and something streaked across the sky and then burnt out."
One reply read: "Thought I saw something weird in the sky."
Another report on social media read: "Did anyone else see a really bright light shoot across the sky at about 6.20pm on Smithdown?"
The sightings come just eight days after a "fireball" was spotted above Merseyside.
The UK Meteor Network, which monitors meteor sightings in Britain, said it had received hundreds of reports - with many people taking to social media to share their videos.
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The UK Meteor Network says a fireball meteor is "simply a bright meteor streaking across the sky", and it records half a dozen each year
According to the Royal Greenwich Observatory, March is a good month for stargazers.
On its calendar of events to look out for, it said: "Keep an eye on Mars throughout the month and you’ll see the red planet make its way through the constellation of Taurus the Bull.
"On the evening of the 7th, Mars will lie between the Hyades and Pleaides star clusters."
