Meteor Shower Events

Meteor shower linked to Johannes Kepler's death

Nov 7, 1630

A.D. time period. Leonid meteor shower takes place days after the death of Kepler. Ancient recorded this happening as a "salute" from the gods for his passing.

Peak in Leonids

Aug 6, 1799

First Leonid Peak recorded by scientist.

First meteor shower on record.

Nov 12, 1799

Took place over the florida keys witnessed by Andrew Elliot Douglas.

Meteor shower over Boston

Sep 15, 1833

Sighted in boston. producted half the amount of snowflakes in an average snowstorm.

Comet discovery

Dec 30, 1965

The comet p/temple tuttle is rediscovered

massive hail

Aug 5, 1966

Leonids produced a massive ammount of hail!

Activity rise

Aug 12, 1972

Recorded as the most active metor shower of the year.

Increase in activity

Sep 2, 1994

Leonid meteor showers through their first major increase.

Parent comet recovery

Mar 10, 1997

Th e parent comet of Leonids, SSP. temped-tuttle is recovered.

eat the dust

Oct 17, 1999

The 1st close encounter eith a dust trail from comet, sst/temple.

Leonid shower, 1833

Sep 3, 2013

marks the birth of modern study of meteors. Led to the general understanding of of meteor showers, resulting from the earth encontering the orbit of a periodic comet.

The brightness in leonid M.S.

Sep 6, 2013

So intense that thousands of meteors came down for several hrs all over the U.S, produced a very bright light.

First lyrid meteor shower, (BC era)

Mar 2, 2022

This is the oldest account linked to modern a Lyrid shower. A.D. time period.

First Leonid meteor shower (AD era)

Mar 2, 2022

Ancient chinese astronomers report the first Leonid meteor shower. A.D. Observations made were "stars fell as rain"