There, he collapses backward as Stravinsky's final, bleating note cues the escape from within the proscenium space of a silky wisp of pure-white fabric, sending it like a comet into the auditorium ceiling.
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These were formed when an asteroid or comet smacked into the lunar or Martian surface and threw out debris that fell into Earth's gravitational grasp.
It opened its first store in 1968, in Hull, and was bought by Kingfisher in 1984, which expanded the Comet brand into one of the most familiar names on the High Street.
Businessmen are busily preparing to turn valuable raw materials into comet memorabilia.
The material that is burning up in Earth's atmosphere during the Quadrantids likely comes from a comet that broke into fragments centuries ago, NASA says.
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In this scenario, the gamma ray burst was caused by a large, comet-like object that fell into a neutron star.
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"This appears to be this comet's first-ever journey into the inner Solar System and it is expected to pass much closer to the Sun than most comets, " said Tony Farnham of the University of Maryland.
It did a very close encounter with Jupiter in 1974, similar to the comet, you know, that crashed into Jupiter that dramatically changes orbit to an orbit that now it goes through orbit of Mars, through orbit of Jupiter.
Up to 200 jobs at the Hull business centre of electrical retailer Comet are at risk after the firm fell into administration.
Jessops became the first High Street casualty of 2013, after a raft of firms fell into administration in 2012, including Comet and Clinton Cards.
Which is why, after a comet struck Jupiter in 1994, NASA decided to launch a research programme into Near-Earth Objects.
The past few weeks have been described as one of the most difficult times for retailers following the collapse of Jessops and Comet, while HMV and Blockbuster face an uncertain future after they went into administration, having both notably failed to cope with competition from online competitors.
The comet is already visible through telescopes in the Southern Hemisphere, and it should swing into view over the Northern Hemisphere beginning around March 8.
Retailers endured a tough year in 2012, with a number of high profile High Street names going into administration, including Peacocks, Game, Aquascutum, Clinton Cards and Comet.
In 1953, jet flight experts were struggling to understand why a number of Comet airliners had inexplicably crashed, throwing the entire prospect of commercial jet air travel into doubt.
"When they come close to the Sun, this ice melts - solar wind blows this material out into space, so you get a tail of matter coming off the comet, " explains O'Brien.
Only when a comet arriving from the Oort cloud has its orbit tweaked by a close encounter with a planet does it settle into a more regular existence.
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