... 9.12.2001 . Stars, like bees, swarm around the center of bright globular cluster M15. ... But only since 1999 have observers seen elusive optical flashes on the lunar surface - likely explosions resulting from impacting meteoroids. These startling observations were made with modest telescopes and video equipment during the 1999 and 2001 Leonid meteor showers. ... Comet Linear (WM1) Brightens . ... Dueling Auroras . ... Will it be curtains for one of these auroras? ... 1999 2000 . ...