Here's a good historical article on 1860 "year of meteors" painting by Walt Whitman.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/written-in-the-skies-the-truth-behind-year-of-meteors-1990008.html 1859 was the Carrington Event solar storm The sun has been relatively quiet so far this year for a solar max. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/science/space/on-the-watch-for-a-solar-storm.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Stewart On Saturday, March 23, 2013, Jed Rothwell wrote: > See: > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/03/22/dramatic-meteor-streaks-through-evening-sky/ >
