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Given a one-hour period, there is a 75% chance you see at least one shooting star. Assume shooting stars occur at a constant rate, so that what happens in the first half hour is independent of what happens in the second half hour and both halves have the same probability of containing a sighting.

What is the probability that you see at least one shooting star in a 30-minute period? Give the answer as a decimal.