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Mumbaikars sleep through shooting stars
Updated On: 18 November, 2009 07:55 AM IST | | Vaidehi Limaye
Unclear skies played spoilsport for the rare sky gazer who stayed up all night to watch today's Leonid meteor shower
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Unclear skies played spoilsport for the rare sky gazer who stayed up all night to watch today's Leonid meteor shower
Across the world star gazers had their eyes glued to the sky last night to witness the celestial fireworks by the Leonid meteor shower, a phenomena that peaks once every 33 years.
However, Mumbaikars chose to give this show a miss.
Around 3 am today was predicted to be the best time to see the shooting stars. One would have expected a crowd gathered at Worli's Nehru Planetarium, but when this correspondent visited the centre it was deserted.
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However, a few ardent sky watchers were out on the streets hoping to catch a glimpse of the lit
sky, but most seem to be disappointed.
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