This article is on meteor showers. Meteor showers are caused by a comet passing through the earth's orbit and leaving behind stardust. When the stardust enters the earth's atmosphere it will start burning and leave behind a stream of flashing light. A few well known meteors are Hallies comet which comes every fifty years. I found this article atractive because of the resent meteor showers we have had.
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Zak --
I question some of your astronomical terms! What do you mean by "stardust"... and is Halley's COMET really a "meteor"?
There are some distinctions we should make here... If all else fails, look up your terms on www.answers.com or someplace like that!
Okay, now I'll go read your article.
-- Marek
Hmmm... the link isn't working.
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