Spectrometers on the "chase planes" picked up in this light shower the signatures of the various materials in the ship burning off.

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We also shined some light on Bruce Munro's Light Shower, an ethereal cascade of LED lights that looks like sparkling raindrops.

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Temperatures are expected to remain low across Wales over the Easter weekend but it will be mostly dry with the occasional light wintry shower.

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