So normally in a good year, you might see as many as 20 to maybe 30 meteors an hour [in New Zealand]. This year, because the Moon is so bright ... with a good clear view to the northern horizon ...

They were dug out by debris sent violently aloft when an asteroid or comet struck the lunar surface 3.8 billion years ago.

While a typical view of a full moon from the northern ... and the way you see the moon in New Zealand is different to how you see it in Japan." Corey's findings were backed by an article by ...