"The Night the Stars Fell"

The morning of November 13, 1833, the sky
burned with ribbons of fire. Hundreds of
thousands of meteors lit up the night over
northeastern America.

The incredible spectacle stirred emotions,
and the resulting quantity of observations
later led astronomers to a better
understanding of "falling stars."

My picture imagines the scene from a Sioux
encampment in North Dakota.
The time is 2:40 am.

"Leonid Over Mt. Locke "

1999. Computer illustration

A fiery Leonid meteor blazes over the
dome of the 82-inch Otto Struve
Telescope at McDonald Observatory.

Still used atop the summit of
Mt. Locke in Fort Davis, Texas,
when dedicated in 1939 this was
the 2nd largest telescope in
the world.

"Fireworks"

2001. Digital illustration.

Every 33 years, the Leonid meteor shower
puts on a great show somewhere over the
the world.

My friend, Gary Kronk, began this image
with a digital photo of his wife, Karen, in
their backyard in daylight. He added the
starfield showing Leo rising. Gary turned
it over to me next, and I added the house,
trees, lawn, and meteors.

"Lake Scene"

2001. Digital illustration.

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