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shooting star

colloquial name for meteor.
Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006

shooting star

[′shüd·iŋ ′stär]
(astronomy)
A small meteor that has the brief appearance of a darting, starlike object.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Summary: This weekend's night sky will -- to the naked, Earth-bound eye -- be filled with shooting stars for annual Perseid meteor shower, however only half the usual number of shooting stars will be seen during the peak.
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