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dearscience: Sky Observer’s Guide

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Suddenly There’s A Meadow In The Ocean With ‘Flowers’ Everywhere

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oivm: Celestial Tower

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wildlydistorted: [The Leonid meteor shower peaks just before dawn]

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nbcnews: Amazing Leonid meteor shower photos captured by stargazers (Photo: Scott Tully) The Leonid meteor shower peaked early Saturday, and some night sky watchers caught a great view. Read the complete story.

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cometsmeteoroids: Leonids were once thought to herald end of the world 1999 Leonid Fireball Credit & Copyright: Arne Danielsen The Leonids typically produce a shooting star every few minutes during peak hours. Interesting, sure, but imagine what people must’ve thought in 1833, back before they even knew why the Leonids were happening. For several hours over the United States that year thousands and thousands of meteors at a time rained down. That’s more shooting stars in few minutes than you’ll probably see in your whole life. The display was so bright it woke people up! And, as you might guess, here’s what some of them thought: The world was going to end.

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