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A man-made meteor shower could be set to make the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 the brightest games yet.

The unique celebration is being put together by an astronomy comapny which insists it can offer the greatest show in the world for the opening ceremony.

If it proves successful, Sky Canvas will paint the night sky with shooting stars on July 24 at the city's Olympic Stadium.

Tech start-up ALE has unveiled plans to to design a microsatellite that will be launched into space before the vent.

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Once in situ, it will shoot out five hundred to a thousand tiny particles of a secret chemical that burns and glows like a star.

(Image: Sky Canvas)

On the company website , ALE explains: "When the satellite stabilizes in orbit, we will discharge the particles using a specially designed device on board.

(Image: Sky Canvas)

"The particles will travel about one-thirds of the way around the Earth and enter the atmosphere. It will then begin plasma emission and become a shooting star."

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ALE astronomer Lena Okajima told AFP: "I'm thinking of streams of meteors that are rare in nature.

(Image: Sky Canvas)

"It is artificial but I want to make really beautiful ones that can impress viewers."

The incredible sight will be at an altitude of around 35 to 50 miles, and will be visible across a wide radius from the ground.

(Image: Sky Canvas)

"The area is 400 times wider than a fireworks bursting at an altitude of 500m.

(Image: Sky Canvas)

"In the greater Tokyo area, an audience of approximately 30,000,000 people can simultaneously enjoy the shooting star," the company adds.

Geminid meteor shower treats astronomers to 100 meteors an hour:

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Ingredients can be changed to adjust the colour of the 'stars' reports Phys.Org, adding that each shooting star would cost around a million yen (£6,180).

The microsatellite is estimated to cost around a billion yen, or £6.18 million.