The Leonid Meteor Shower rears its head every year at this time. The running joke is that it is natures’ fireworks for my birthday which is on November 17th, the same day the shower is set to peak. Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office stated; “We’re predicting 20 to 30 meteors per hour...
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The Perseid meteor shower has a wonderful and somewhat grisly history. Often referred to as the “Tears of St. Lawrence” this annual shower coincidentally occurs roughly about the same date as the saint’s death is commemorated on August 10. While scientifically we know the appearance of the shooting stars are the by-products of comet...
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