Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833 | Edmund Weiß | 1888 16th Century lending the scene a tense

lending the scene a tense

godlike figure reaching outward with a compass

published 1888

With vivid full-page reproductions and detailed close-ups

Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833 | Edmund Weiß | 1888 16th Century lending the scene a tenseLeonid Meteor Storm Over North America, 1833. Painted by E. Wei, published 1888, from Bilderatlas der Sternenwelt. This vivid 19th century illustration captures the extraordinary Leonid Meteor Storm of November 1213, 1833, one of the most spectacular astronomical events ever recorded. E. Wei depicts thousands of radiant meteors cascading across the night sky above a dramatic waterfall, conveying both the awe and cosmic magnitude of the phenomenon.