The Leonid Meteor Shower - November 16th, 1997.
"The Leonid Meteor Shower was predicted to reach its peak in the early hours of November 17th, 1997. Though the Moon would be bright, Leo, the shower's radiant point, would be well above the eastern horizon from Western North America and the Pacific region during this period. 1997's Leonids proved particularly exciting as observers anticipated the legendary Leonid storm of activity would occur sometime during the next few apparitions of this annual meteor shower - although most expected the meteor storm to occur in 1998 or 1999. Meteor showers result from debris left by passing comets. The Leonids specifically are small pieces of Comet Tempel-Tuttle. In the above series of time-lapse, 1-minute exposures, a 1995 Leonid is seen to leave a train of hot air that glowed persistently for several minutes."
