On February 28, 2021, amateur sky-watching network UKMON recorded a bright meteor streaking towards Earth, identified as a rare meteoric event. The fireball, visible for eight minutes, was a flaming piece of extraterrestrial rock traveling at 8.4 miles per second, ultimately landing in Winchcombe. This event is notable due to the rarity of meteorite falls, with typically only 10 reported globally each year. With updated technology and collaboration among hobbyists and scientists, the trajectory of such celestial objects can be calculated, enhancing opportunities for recovery.
The fireball of February 2021 was such a fish: a lump of flaming extraterrestrial rock travelling at a speed of about 8.4 miles a second.
Before 2021, the last reported UK fall was a rock the size of a cricket ball that landed in a hedge in Glatton in Cambridgeshire in May 1991.
Even so, with enough flight data you can attempt to calculate a meteorite's trajectory to figure out where it has landed.
There are days when you catch nothing but there are days when you catch a really, really big fish and it's so exciting.
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