Oops, they took it for granted

The celestial fireworks were anything but 8220;spectacular8221; for the enthusiasts. Spectacular, though was the first take of Press Trust of India which was spontaneous with the break 8220;meteor fireworks, sparkling arrows light up midnight8221; that appeared on the transmission lines at dot 1.29 a.m when many gazers were still craning their necks on winter-cold terraces for the 8220;sparkling showers8221; to storm the Planet Earth. Here goes one of the four takes- an obvious table copy filed only to be withdrawn and substituted by a revised version at 2.34 a.m. after the faux pas was noticed.

8220;A shower of sparkling meteors stormed the Planet Earth past midnight Tuesday, producing a grand cosmic show watched by millions of Indians. Nature8217;s Diwali was enacted in the sky as tiny meteorites left behind by Comet Tempel-Tuttle streaked past, putting up a display of spectacular fireworks that sometimes appeared as fireballs and sometimes as arrows.Thousands of avid stargazers across the country perched themselves on rooftops and in open parks, gazing skywards to watch the awesome display of thousands of fiery stars streaking at a speed of 71 kms per second.