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[L Verge]

(12-17-2015 09:49 AM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  

(12-16-2015 09:51 PM)L Verge Wrote:  P.S. Edwin Booth was born as Halley's Comet streaked through the sky.

Actually, Edwin Booth was born during the annual Leonid meteor shower which peaks in the month of November. The night of his birth in 1833 was during one of the most brilliant showers in the Leonids' recorded history.

Thanks for the correction, Dave. Never had an astronomy lesson in my life, and I guess my Booth history is failing also. Yesterday was not one of my stellar performances in participating on this forum! Sorry, y'all.