- Star-gazers in the Southern Hemisphere are preparing
to be dazzled by a week of increased meteor showers.
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- Australia's northern Cosmos Centre in the Queensland
town of Charleville says the next seven days are expected to see a big
increase in cosmic activity, as small rocks and dust particles enter the
earth's atmosphere and burn up.
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- The centre's Jane Morgan says the meteor showers will
look like falling stars and will give their best performances after midnight.
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- "Falling stars - don't ever wish on one because
all you're really doing is wishing on dust and dirt and a bit of junk that's
coming through, but that's what it looks like," Ms Morgan said.
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- "People will begin to notice over the next couple
of nights an increase in the amount of falling stars, then when we get
into the high level of activity it can be a really spectacular sight,"
she said.
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- http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_1150096.htm
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