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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 25 Jul 2012

    .@JTKerk:I saw my first shooting star tonight. Happy for me? // No, I'm disappointed. It means you've hardly ever looked up.

    11:57 AM - 25 Jul 2012
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      1. Adnan Ali‏ @thisduck 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @JTKerk on looking up:http://www.flickr.com/photos/adnan_ali/7458799452/in/set-72157630322966358 …

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      1. Jared Hoy (งツ)ว‏ @jaredhoy 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson spent 30 minutes trying to explain how H-> He fusion powers Sol to a 6 year old.... AND HE GOT IT! #faithrestored

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      1. Grr! It’s Amberrr ||  🌵 ✨‏ @AmberKinion 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson "it means you've hardly ever looked up" - this is why you are awesome.

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      1. FreyjaW‏ @FreyjaRN 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might, oh my God, it's a satellite!

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      1. Nezzer‏ @NeverCanNezzer 25 Jul 2012
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        Nobody likes people who are racist against mole men, @neiltyson

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      1. FWBwritergirl‏ @K8tina 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @JTKerk But I bet he will be looking up more often now that he's glanced the magnificence of the heavens above :)

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      1. Lloyd Kaufman‏Verified account @lloydkaufman 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson Ron Jeremy is the champion of shooting stars

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      1. Nickolaus Sugai‏ @nicksugai 25 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson That's what I'm saying! WE FORGOT TO LOOK UP. https://vimeo.com/40067920 

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      1. Gavin‏ @gspeedster 8 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @jtkerk LOL

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      1. Techni Myoko 🎀‏ @NeoTechni 31 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson wow, thats poetry.

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      1. Martyn Bardsley‏ @Sansemin 27 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @JTKerk i saw my first shooting star while hammered drunk and having a piss on the beach #magical

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      1. Michael Witherspoon‏ @iRockGspots420 26 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @jtkerk hahahaha!!! So true

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      1. Time for Fall...ing in Love with Me  💜‏ @QueenofTacos 26 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson You, sir, are a poet.

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      1. Jeremiah Lewis‏ @fringeblog 26 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @JTKerk He might also live in a light-pollution center.

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      1. Miss Kitty‏ @kittyblue48 26 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @jtkerk Or there is way too much light pollution where you live...

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      1. Matthew_Bailey‏ @Matthew_Bailey 26 Jul 2012
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        @neiltyson @JTKerk My first shooting star was in the mountains in Colorado at 21 years old. Perseids. They were perfect and magnificent.

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