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This list of meteor streams and peak activity times is based on data from the International Meteor Organization while most of the parent body associations are from Gary W. Kronk book, Meteor Showers: A Descriptive Catalog, Enslow Publishers, New Jersey, ISBN 0-89490-071-4, and from Peter Jenniskens's book, "Meteor Showers and Their Parent ...
Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter-day Saint movement, is viewed by the movement's adherents as a prophet in the tradition of the ancient prophets recorded in the Bible. During his life, Smith made several prophecies, many documented in the Doctrine and Covenants, a book of scripture in several of the movement's denominations.
The Leonids are famous because their meteor showers, or storms, can be among the most spectacular. Because of the storm of 1833 and the developments in scientific thought of the time (see for example the identification of Halley's Comet), the Leonids have had a major effect on the scientific study of meteors, which had previously been thought to be atmospheric phenomena.
The Leonid meteor shower is back for another year of space glitz caused by the Earth passing through the debris field left behind by the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. ... The Leonides get their name ...
The Perseid meteor shower will peak between Aug. 12 and Aug. 13. Dubbed the "best meteor shower of the year" by NASA, this shower typically has the capacity to produce 50 to 100 visible meteors ...
It will be the first meteor shower of 2025. The upcoming show won't be overshadowed by moonlight, as the crescent moon will set before the shower's peak. Ring in the new year with the first meteor ...
See also: List of meteor showers The Arietids are a strong meteor shower that lasts from May 22 to July 2 each year, and peaks on June 7. The Arietids, along with the Zeta Perseids , are the most intense daylight meteor showers of the year. [ 3 ]
The geographical area a mission actually covers is typically much larger than the name may indicate; most areas of the world are within the jurisdiction of a mission of the church. In the list below, if the name of the mission does not include a specific city, the city where the mission headquarters is located is included in parentheses.