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Yes, Except for people who watch the skies a lot, like weather specialists or astronomers, it is rare to spot a shooting star. The period of time that meteors are incandescent-heated by friction with Earth's atmosphere and made to glow-usually lasts only a second or two before they burn up. For hundreds of years, when people saw things in the sky that were rare or unusual-like shooting stars or comets-they thought that they were signs from their God or gods predicting events, both good and bad, that would soon occur in their lives.
Even though modern science has now provided us with practical explanations about what occurs in the sky, it can still be fun to believe once in awhile that our lives are connected with what goes on up there. It doesn't hurt to make a wish-sometimes wishing for something helps us come up with ways to turn a wish into a reality. But shooting stars have no special powers that help wishes come true.
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Do shooting stars have tails when they streak across the night sky?
Yes, shooting stars do not have tails when they streak across the night sky. The glowing trail behind a shooting star is actually caused by the friction of the meteoroid burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
Is lightning or a shooting star faster?
Lightning is faster than a shooting star. Lightning can travel at speeds of around 220,000 miles per hour (354,055 kilometers per hour), while shooting stars typically travel at speeds of around 36,000 miles per hour (57,935 kilometers per hour).
Which Stars are the Brightest Stars you know?
The actual brightest star is R136a1. It is more than 8 million times as bright as the sun and is also the most massive star. The brightest star in the nighttime sky is Sirius.
How would you calculate how much brighter a magnitude plus 4 star is than a magnitude plus 7 star?
The model for measuring the apparent magnitude (brightness from earth) of a star says that a magnitude 1 star will be 100 times brighter than a magnitude 6 star (just visible with the naked eye). This means that a magnitude 1 star is 2.512 times brighter than a magnitude 2 star, which is 2.512 times brighter than a magnitude 3 star. To jump two places up the scale, use 2.512 x 2.512 as a multiplier, i.e. mag 1 is 6.31 times brighter than magnitude 3 star. To jump three places use 2.512 x 2.512 x 2.512 (or 2.512 cubed) = 15.851. So a magnitude 4 star will be 15.85 times brighter than a magnitude 7 star. Working the other way, a magnitude 7 star will appear 6.3% as bright as a magnitude 4 star (1/15.85 and x 100 to get percentage).
What is the brightest star that can be seen from Great Britain?
Sirius is the brightest star and can be seen from the UK. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius ----
When is the next shooting star in 2012?
Shooting stars appear every night.
How often do you see shooting stars on acww ds?
At least once a night. Make sure you don't have anything equiped because when you see the shooting star press a few times. The next day there should be a letter from Wishy the star.
When does a shooting star comes in 2011?
Shooting stars come around 30 times each night. Make sure you don't have any tools equipped, and when you see a shooting star, press A. Your character will make a wish. If you miss the first star you see, get ready cause the shooting stars come in groups. Next day in the mail you will get a furniture item attached to a letter from a mysterious "Wishy the Star".
What can you use to make a wish?
A wishing well, or a shooting star or the first star in the sky at night
Which feature of the night sky is also known as a shooting star?
meteor
Is meteor another name for shooting star?
Shooting stars are actually objects burning in the Earth's atmosphere. The name "shooting star" originates from ancient times (before advanced scientific investigation) when these burning meteors were though to actually be stars shooting across the night sky. Those that survive and crash onto the Earth's surface are then called meteorites.
When was shooting star seen?
hypotheticaly, it has been seen many, many times. but the last time I saw it was 2007 December 20
What was the trust song played on the hills las night?
Air Traffic - Shooting Star.
How do you get the town i want in animal crossing?
At night, when you see a shooting star, tap your main charecter, he/she will bow. The next day, you get a letter from the shooting star giving you what you wished for.
How often does a shooting star come to Cleveland?
It doesn't matter which city or state you live in, they are all random. Shooting stars appear at night at any random time. You may see one shooting star in one night, or you may see fifty. If you are persistent to find one, you will find one eventualy. :)
In what kind of night can you see a shooting star?
A CLEAR night. And for seeing meteors, the early morning pre-dawn hours are best.
Do shooting stars have tails when they streak across the night sky?
Yes, shooting stars do not have tails when they streak across the night sky. The glowing trail behind a shooting star is actually caused by the friction of the meteoroid burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
