Leonids: The brightest and most impressive is the Leonid meteor shower or King of Meteor Showers which can produce a meteor storm that showers the earth with thousands of meteors per minute at its peak. In fact, the term meteor shower was coined after astronomers' observed one of Leonids' most impressive displays in 1833. Leonids most beautiful meteor shower only happens at intervals of approximately 33 years, with the last one lighting the earth's sky in 2002 and is not expected to be repeated until 2028. [Amazing Leonid Meteor Shower Photos]
