I spotted a shooting star which, to my astonishment, was bright green in colour.

我看见了一颗划过长空的流星，让我惊讶的是，它是鲜绿色的。

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That birth date is in April 1979, when the supernova explosion that signaled the collapse of the star was spotted flaring brightly in the M-100 galaxy by a school teacher using a telescope.

该出生日期是1979年4月，当时一位学校老师用望远镜发现了发出恒星塌陷信号的超新星爆炸，因为在M - 100星系那里有明亮的光亮。

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Roberto Silvotti of the National Institute for Astrophysics in Naples and his colleagues spotted the planet, a gaseous giant like Jupiter, circling a star called V 391 Pegasi.

意大利国家天体物理研究所（National Institute for Astrophysics）（在那不勒斯（in Naples））的罗伯特•斯沃迪（Roberto Silvotti）与其同事发现了这颗像木星般的巨大气化行星。 它所环绕的恒星被命名为V 391 Pegasi。

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The stadium erupted and Garde headed home to inform his employers he had spotted a star.

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Lying on the dirt floor of my room looking up at the night sky, I would pray, "Please let me have a pretty doll, " whenever I spotted a shooting star.

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He was spotted as a potential star, and sent to Rome and Dublin for polish.

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