Earth will travel through a fresh stream of comet dust early Saturday, possibly creating a gallery of shooting stars for night-time sky-watchers, astronomers said on Friday. Predictions call for more than 200 meteors per hour hitting the planet's atmosphere during the peak hours of 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. EDT (0600 to 0800 GMT). North America will be in prime position for the celestial show, scientists said, Reuters reported. Weather permitting, the meteors - remnants from the recently discovered Comet 209P/LINEAR - will appear to be coming from the direction of the northern constellation Camelopardalis. Earth will be crossing 2009P/LINEAR's trail for the first time since the comet's discovery in 2004. -- SPA 21:56 LOCAL TIME 18:56 GMT تغريد
