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    Shooting Stars!

    Mar 25, 2021 2 minutes

    Tonight, if you and the sky is dark enough, you might spot a shooting star. In fact anywhere on earth, any night, you may see between two and seven meteors an hour. You’ll have to watch closely though, as they’ll most likely flash over you in just under a second.

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