Meteors are caused by bits of dust and dirt in space getting into our atmosphere and burning up. At certain times of the year we pass through dirtier parts, normally as we pass through the dust trail of a comet and then we see an increased amount of meteors. These are what we refer to as meteor showers.
a meteor shower
The leonid vandeski (Leonids Meteor Shower) is a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle
a meteor shower
When a meteor shower is in progress, it's visible from the entire night side of the earth. Search "meteor shower" on line for the dates of meteor showers expected in the near future.
They won't see the same meteor as you do, but they will see a meteor shower, as they are falling in many parts of the world. So they will see ones that you don't, but both of you will be able to enjoy watching a meteor shower.
There is no record of a meteor shower specifically occurring in Kansas in 1989. However, meteor showers like the Leonids and Perseids are annual events that can be seen worldwide, including in Kansas, during their peak times of activity.
October 21, 22 - Orionids Meteor Shower.
There is not a very specific amount of meteors falling from the sky could be more than fifty to tens of thousands!
The particles in a meteor shower are generally solid, until they smack into the Earth's atmosphere and actually become a "meteor shower". The meteor generally explodes, or vaporizes, or becomes plasma - but there are often still parts of the meteor that remain solid and impact the Earth.
Meteor Shower - TV series - was created on 2009-08-08.
Meteor Shower - TV series - ended on 2010-08-30.
Lana Lang's parents were killed in the meteor shower.