November 2008 should be full of activity for Meteor Showers. There are four meteor showers happening in our skies. Be on the look out for major activity from the Leonids Meteor Shower. Meteor Shower Maximum Date Southern Taurids November 5 Northern Taurids November 12 Leonids November 17 Alpha Monocerotids November 21 The Southern and Northern [...]
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Leonids Fireball
A Leonids Fireball plummets toward the Mediterranean Sea in a brilliant photo taken by Tunc Tezel over the shoreline of southeast Antayla, Turkey. One of the finest meteor storms ever witnessed was nearly 175 years ago over the United States. For the duration of almost four hours ahead of daylight on November 13, 1833, the [...]
