The Leonid meteor showers occur every 33 years as the Tempel-Tuttle comet speeds through the inner solar system shedding swarms of particles as it nears the sun. The spectacular 1966 display peaked at 150,000 meteors per hour. As the 1998 showers approached, scientists disagreed about the vulnerability of the 600 odd commercial and military earth orbit satellites. Precautions were taken to place satellites in a protective modes or angles. The storm was disappointingly light compared to 1966. Afterwards, no problems were reported. The viewing was best in Asia, poor in the States. Scientists built unique equipment to conduct their experiments.