Meteor Collection

METEOR SHOWER, 1833. People observing a meteor storm above a village in 1833. Wood engraving by Adolf Vollmy, c1888

A Shooting Star
A shooting star at Price Lake located off the Blue Ridge Parkway

Bentley Continental R Mulliner

Meteor shower, artwork
Meteor shower. Computer artwork of trees silhouetted against a meteor shower in the night sky. Meteor tracks, also known as falling or shooting stars

Meteor shower over the Mississippi River, 1833
Remarkable meteor shower over the Mississippi River, 1833. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Advertisement for the Rover Safety Bicycle, 1885
Advertisment for the Rover Safety Bicycle, built by Starley and Sutton of the Meteor Works, Coventry

Gloster Meteor F8 WA820
Gloster Meteor F8, WA820, was used to test two Armstrong Siddeley Saphire axial-flow turbojets

Six generations of RAF fighters line up together on the tarmac. Hawker Hurricane IIC, LF363; Supermarine Spitfire PRXIX, PM631; Gloster Meteor F8, WL164; Hawker Hunter F6

Gloster Meteor F-8
RAF 56 Squadron Gloster Meteor F-8S Flying in a Stacked 9-Ship Formation out of RAF Bentwaters Date: 1940s

Man on his 1956 / 7 Royal Enfield motorcycle
Travelling biker on his 1956/7 Royal Enfield Meteor motorcycle outside the Post Office at John O Groats in the late 1950s

The Gloster Meteor FR9 prototype VW360
The Gloster Meteor FR9 prototype, VW360

The star constellation Ursa Mayor (Great Bear) is seen in the sky over Leeberg hill near
The star constellation Ursa Mayor (Great Bear) is seen in the sky over Leeberg hill during the Perseid meteor shower near Grossmugl, Austria, August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Gloster Meteor F4 RA490
Gloster Meteor F4, RA490, following use as a Beryl engine testbed, the aircraft was heavily modified to take two Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets for trials with a jet deflection system

Gloster Meteor F8 WA855
Gloster Meteor F8, WA855

Meteor fireball engraving
Contemporary engraving by Harry Robinson of a meteor seen near Newark-upon-Trent on 18 August 1783. A single fireball that quickly broke up into many small ones was seen

Gloster Meteor Mk. 8 - Mk. 7 combination G-ANSO
Gloster Meteor Mk.8 - Mk.7 combination (ex GAF) G-ANSO, at the 1954 SBAC Farnborough air-show. Built as an F Mk.8 airframe with strengthened outer wings, the Ground Attack Fighter (GAF) aka Reaper

Egyptian Gloster Meteor F4s

Avro Lincoln B2 RA657 used by Flight Refuelling
Avro Lincoln B2, RA657, used by Flight Refuelling for probe and drogue trials. Seen here with a Gloster Meteor F4, VZ389

Gloster Meteor T. 7 WA669 27
Royal Air Force - Gloster Meteor T.7 WA669 27, of the Central flying School, at RAF Little Rissington, on 1 August 1970. (RAF Little Rissington is the highest active airfield in the British Isles)

La comet de Donati, vue a Paris 04 / 10 / 1858 - in "Le Ciel"
LSE4107641 La comet de Donati, vue A Paris 04/10/1858 - in " Le Ciel" by Amedee Guillemin, Hachette, Paris, 1877 by French School

Comet Lovejoy and zodiacal light in City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico
January 16, 2015 - A scene looking west with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the zodiacal light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left

Gloster Meteor F3 EE457
Gloster Meteor F3, EE457

Meteorite Jepara, thin section, LM
Polarized light micrograph of a thin section of the meteorite Jepara, found in Java, Indonesia in 2008, weighing 499 kilograms This meteorite is of the siderite type consisting principally of nickel

The iron steam vessels Meteor and Prince of Wales, built by Miller, Ravenhill & Co, leaving Brunswick Wharf, Blackwall. Coloured lithograph by R K Thomas after a drawing bys D Skillett

Gloster Meteor T7s perform aerobatics

Time-exposure showing meteor track & star trails
Meteor track. Nocturnal time-exposure image over trees of a meteor track (top left) among many star trails. The meteor track is longer and brighter than the star trails

Tunguska event stamp, 50th anniversary. This Soviet stamp of 1958 depicts the Russian mineralogist and Tunguska event researcher Leonid Kulik (1883-1942) at right

Gloster Meteor F-3
RAF 74 Squadron Gloster Meteor F-3S Parked Date: 1940s

Aurora Borealis over Vestrahorn, Stokksnes, Hofn, Iceland. March 2018

President Theodore Roosevelt with group including Prince Heinrich of Prussia, 1902 (b/w photo)
5042890 President Theodore Roosevelt with group including Prince Heinrich of Prussia, 1902 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Gloster Meteor FR-9
RAF 2 (Ac) Squadron Gloster Meteor Fr-9 Date: 1940s

Sqn Ldr Bill Waterton leaves Gloster Meteor EE549 at Fa?
Sqn Ldr Bill Waterton leaves Gloster Meteor EE549 at Farnborough after flying from Le Bourget to Croydon in 20 minutes at an average speed of 616mph on 16 January 1947

Meteors streak past stars in the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower in Premnitz, west of Berlin, Germany, August 11, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky over Stonehenge in Salisbury Plain, southern England August 12, 2010. The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes through a

The road is illuminated by the headlights of cars being driven through Ramon Crater near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel, August 12, 2018. Picture taken by long time exposure

A trace of the Perseid meteor is seen over telecommunication masts in Krasnoyarsk Region
A trace of the Perseid meteor is seen in the moonless night sky over telecommunication masts in the Siberian Taiga area in Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia August 19, 2018

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky over the village of Kuklici, known for its hundreds of naturally formed stones which resembles human beings, near Kratovo

A long exposure picture shows a star trail above the mountain range during the Geminids meteor shower celestial event in Nagarkot, Nepal December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

A long exposure picture shows stars and meteor trails above the mountains of Tien Shan, outside Almaty, Kazakhstan July 22, 2018. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A meteor streaks across the sky in the early morning during the Perseid meteor shower in Ramon Crater near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel, August 12, 2016

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above Leeberg hill during the Perseid meteor shower in Grossmugl, Austria, August 13, 2017. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A meteor streaks past stars as people face the sea hoping to catch a glimpse of shooting stars during the Perseid meteor shower at Migra l-Ferha, outside the town of Rabat, Malta, early August 13

A man points his light at the Milky Way during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower in
A man points his light at the Milky Way during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower at Mavrovo national park in Macedonia August 12, 2018. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

A long exposure shows stars behind a tree during the annual Perseid meteor shower near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel, August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above medieval tombstones during the Perseid meteor shower in Radimlja near Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

A long exposure shows a meteor streaking across the sky in the early morning during the annual Perseid meteor shower near the town of Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel, August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Russia, St. Petersburg, Meteor hydrofoil to Peterhof

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In the vast expanse of the night sky, a mesmerizing spectacle unfolds - a meteor shower. Back in 1833, people gathered in awe as they observed a meteor storm above their humble village. The wood engraving by Adolf Vollmy, created around 1888, captures this extraordinary event with intricate detail and timeless beauty. Fast forward to modern times, where luxury meets power on the roads. The Bentley Continental R Mulliner roars through the streets, embodying elegance and strength just like those shooting stars that once graced our skies. But meteors aren't limited to celestial wonders alone; they also find their place among man-made marvels. Take for instance the Gloster Meteor F8 WA820 aircraft soaring through the clouds with unmatched grace and speed. Its sleek design is reminiscent of those radiant streaks illuminating the heavens during that unforgettable meteor shower over the Mississippi River in 1833. Artists have long been captivated by these cosmic phenomena too. Through vivid strokes and imaginative brushwork, they recreate meteor showers on canvas, allowing us to witness their splendor even when nature remains silent. Transportation takes another form as we delve into history's archives. An advertisement from 1885 showcases the Rover Safety Bicycle alongside an enchanting depiction of a meteor shower overhead - reminding us that even during moments of leisurely travel, we can still be touched by celestial magic. The skies have witnessed countless advancements throughout time - from six generations of RAF fighters lined up together to witness majestic meteors passing by to individuals embarking on thrilling journeys aboard their trusty motorcycles like this man astride his 1956/7 Royal Enfield bike. Amongst all these remarkable encounters with meteors lies yet another Gloster Meteor F8: WA855 gracefully gliding across azure horizons – its presence an homage to both aviation excellence and celestial wonderment.