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It is possible to see hundreds of shooting stars in a single night, during a meteor shower.

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When is the next shooting star in 2012?

Shooting stars appear every night.


Is it possible for life to exist on a shooting star?

No one will ever know without visiting one but humans can't live on shooting stars.


Is it true that shooting stars appear at the middle of the night?

They can appear in the middle of the night. Shooting stars can pass at anytime, they don't happen only at that time. You are actually more likely to see meteors in the pre-dawn hours of the morning, with 6 AM usually being the peak time.


Has anyone seen a shooting star over London?

That is very likely - shooting stars are not at all rare events. If you look at the sky at night for a few hours each night, you are likely to see several eventually, anywhere, at any time of the year.


What is the ratio of airplanes to shootings stars?

The number of commercial airline flights per day, worldwide is around the 93,000 mark. If we halve that, to account for the rougly 50/50 split of day/night time, that leaves us with approximately 46,500 flights per night, worldwide. According to most astonomers, there are millions of foreign objects entering the atmosphere (approximately 100 tonnes worth) each with the capability to become a 'shooting star' each day. For the purpose of arguement, lets say 3 million each day. Again, if this is halved, we are left with approximate 1.5 million shooting stars worldwide each night. Therefore, the ratio of airplanes to shooting stars worldwide, during night time hours, is 46,500 to 1,500,000. Therefore, it is over 30 times as likely that you will see a shooting star than an airplane on any given night. The morale of the story: Go outside and find a shooting star and stop wishing that airplanes are shooting stars.

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When is the next shooting star in 2012?

Shooting stars appear every night.


What time can you see shooting stars in Wild World?

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Why you cant pretend that airplanes in night sky are shooting stars?

Because 'shooting stars' are moving a lot faster and they also going down.


What objects do you see in the night time sky?

the moon, stars, planets, sometimes shooting stars and yea that's about it


Can you pretend that airplanes at night are like shooting stars is from what movie?

Charlie St. Cloud


Why do stares appear to move across the sky during night?

cos some are shooting stars and comets! and stars move around


Is it possible for life to exist on a shooting star?

No one will ever know without visiting one but humans can't live on shooting stars.


Who sings the song pretend like air planes in the night sky are shooting stars?

The song is by B.O.B


Is it true that shooting stars appear at the middle of the night?

They can appear in the middle of the night. Shooting stars can pass at anytime, they don't happen only at that time. You are actually more likely to see meteors in the pre-dawn hours of the morning, with 6 AM usually being the peak time.