"Apocalyptic Meteor Shower: Geminids 2023 Viewing Guide and Forecast"

The Leonid Meteor Shower of 1833, with an estimated 240,000 meteors lighting up the sky in a nine-hour period, caused widespread panic and belief in an impending apocalypse. Many people turned to religion for answers, while scientists studied the event to understand its cause. This event marked the birth of modern meteor astronomy, leading to the discovery that meteor showers are often produced by comets. The next major meteor storm of the Leonids is expected in 2033 or 2034.