Obsessed with m. showers for almost 20 years now. 17 years ago, in west Texas, I saw an MS that defies the word power of even Shakespeare to describe. ‘Twas not to be believed.
I saw the Leonid Shower, I think it was, from a fairly dark sky in Long Island around 10 years or so ago. Scared the hades out of me. Felt like running for cover at times. Huge thick smoke trails that lingered for half an hour. Green and yellow fireballs. Some lit up the sky like daytime.