Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833 | Edmund Weiß | 1888 16th Century while the indistinct background suggests

while the indistinct background suggests a cityscape shrouded in rain and mystery

lending the scene a tense

godlike figure reaching outward with a compass

Bathed in soft moonlight

Leonid Meteor Storm of 1833 | Edmund Weiß | 1888 16th Century while the indistinct background suggestsLeonid 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.