this century

[Barnhart]

I just heard a report from NPR news that stated the coming Leonid
meteor shower might prove to be the most spectacular "this century."  I
presume they mean between now and 2100.  But one might suppose that
they mean the most spectacular in "a century."  I haven't been
following this thread in the news and am not an astronomy buff.  I was
struck by the audacity implied in the reference to "this century" and
the future.

Regards,
David Barnhart