[meteorite-list] Which meteorite showers were visible in the USA in December 1847?

[Chris Peterson]

Although not a major shower that year, I'd suspect the Andromedids. This 
shower is associated with the comet 3D/Biela, which broke up around the 
time you are interested in, resulting in years with impressive meteor 
storms, as well as an increase in fireball rates. Because of the comet 
breakup, there was a lot of interest at the time in this shower, and it 
was observed on December 6, 1847.

Today, the Andromedids are a very minor shower which peaks in mid-November.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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On 12/13/2011 8:50 AM, chris aubeck wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm following up a research question and I'm not sure of the answer.
>
> I am trying to find out whether any meteorite shower would have been
> visible to the naked eye, and mentioned in newspapers, in the first
> week of December 1847. Any ideas?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Chris