Just this week I was working on the design for the January installment of the “Our Heritage” series I’ve been writing for 3ABN World. This one includes a description of the famous meteor shower that occurred in 1833. It so happened that tonight I picked up the November issue of Smithsonian, and it contained a featurette in the “This Month in History” section about that very event! Talk about coincidences. Turns out that November 13, 2008, is exactly 175 years from the day that event occurred.
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1833 Leonid Meteors
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Perseid Meteor Shower
Saturday, August 11th, 2007If you enjoy cosmic phenomena, you may want to stay up a bit late tonight. This evening and the next two days will mark the return of the Perseid meteor shower. The frequency of falling stars varies from year to year, but some estimates say there may be as many as 100 meteors per hour at the peak. You can read a detailed report on the BBC website.
We happen to be blessed with clear skies in southern Illinois this evening, as well no visible moon, both of which make for better viewing conditions.
