Not everything we see in the night sky can be a UFO, sometimes it's something much more exciting. 

Here are seven of the most unusual things spotted in the skies over our county in the last few years.

NASA Rocket

Eastern Daily Press: A rare glimpse of a NASA rocket was perfectly captured by a Shipdham-based astronomy photographer.

A rare glimpse of NASA's Atlas rocket was perfectly captured by a Norfolk-based astronomy photographer last year. 

The rocket, transporting Landsat-9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, could be seen above Norfolk at around 7.12pm on September 27, 2022.

Northern Lights

Eastern Daily Press: Astro-photographer Stuart Hill was able to capture the Northern Lights above Wells

The natural phenomenon – also known as Aurora Borealis - is typically seen nearer to the Arctic Circle in locations such as Norway and Iceland.

But astrophotographer Stuart Hill was able to catch the lights as he camped out on the beach in Wells in the early hours of August 8, 2022.

Osprey Helicopter

Eastern Daily Press: In 2021, the landing pad at Addenbrooke's Hospital was destroyed by an Osprey.In 2021, the landing pad at Addenbrooke's Hospital was destroyed by an Osprey.

The unusual V-22 Osprey, designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft, can sometimes be seen zipping across Norfolk's skies. 

Sometimes, the American marvels may even be seen landing, such as when one destroyed the helipad at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge during a training exercise in 2020.

Strawberry Supermoon

Eastern Daily Press: The strawberry moon was also captured over Brandon Road in Thetford

Supermoons are a combination of a lunar perigee when the moon is closest to the earth, and a full moon, named after its likeness to ripening fruit.

They can appear about 7pc bigger and 15pc brighter than normal full moons, which was the kind seen above Thetford in June last year.

Stone Age Comet

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A once-in-a-lifetime comet was seen over the skies of Norfolk in February.

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has an orbit of 50,000 years, meaning it was last seen by Neanderthals in the Stone Age, but Neil Wilson in Terrington St Clement captured some wonderful shots of it as it passed by.

The comet has a bright green glow as a result of ultraviolet radiation from the sun lighting up the gases surrounding the comet’s surface.

Elon Musk's Starlink

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The Starlink project was developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and is used to transmit a high-speed internet connection from space using a constellation of satellites.

A sighting earlier this month was not the first time the satellites have been seen over Norfolk, with frequent sightings since the project's launch in 2020.

Solar Eclipse

Eastern Daily Press: Have you seen today\'s partial solar eclipse?

The astronomical phenomenon known as a solar eclipse captured last year was the last that will be seen until 2025. 

On October 25 last year, photographers captured some amazing stills of the partial eclipse that lasted from 9am to 1pm. 

The last time we saw a total eclipse of the sun in the UK was in 1999.