... These startling observations were made with modest telescopes and video equipment during the 1999 and 2001 Leonid meteor showers. ... A road trip from Ankara to the Mediterranean coast southeast of Antalya, Turkey found clear skies and splendid scenery for astrophotographer Tunc Tezel's viewing of the 2001 Leonid meteor storm. ... Will it be curtains for one of these auroras? ... The above auroras resulted from outbursts of ionic particles from the Sun during the last week of September. ...