Nasa's Impact Promises Fireworks

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From Hawaii to Whittier, astronomy buffs are pointing telescopes toward the heavens in hopes of catching a glimpse of NASA's own first-of-its-kind Fourth of July fireworks show.

Enthusiasts are comparing the collision of the Deep Impact space probe with the comet Tempel 1 expected to occur at 10:52 p.m. Sunday with the arrival of Halley's Comet in 1986.

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Nasa's Impact Promises Fireworks

"This is a big thing,' said Roger Wilcox of the Rio Hondo Astronomical Society in Whittier.

Wilcox and his band of amateur astronomers hope to view the collision with...

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