Hot rocks
Updated on 05 December 2005
It came from outer space - meteoric times down under.
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Now, we're entering the Christmas season, so time perhaps for a sign from the heavens.
Well the Cowper family from Perth, Western Australia, captured one - of a sort - on amateur video.
Karun Cowper was filming a family meal at a restaurant when someone spotted something unusual.
For all the ethereal music, it was just a meteor. Astronomers say it was probably half the size of a family car.
