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Leonid meteor shower peaks this week
Leonid meteors are named after Leo the Lion, the constellation from which they appear to radiate. The red dot is the radiant. Meteors seen near the radiant will leave very short trails; those further...
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Meteors and a ghoul’s wink – two good reasons to look up tonight
A bright Leonid from a previous shower flares across Canis Major to the left of Orion. Credit: Ferris Hall There are often more than two good reasons to look up at the sky every clear night, but we’ll...
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Leonid meteor shower strikes tonight and Tuesday
The Leonid meteor shower peaks tomorrow and next Tuesday mornings when 10-15 meteors an hour will fly from the Sickle of Leo. The map shows the sky facing east around 3:30 a.m. local time. Leo is about...
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Why astronomy provides essential vitamin Q
A -8 magnitude Leonid fireball captured by one of John Chumack’s video cameras at his home in Dayton, Ohio. Click to see a video of all his captures. Credit: John Chumack By all accounts it was a slow...
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Grab a Seat! Tomorrow’s the peak of the annual Leonid Meteor Shower
This map shows the sky tomorrow morning Nov. 17 facing east around 4 a.m. CST when the Leonid meteor shower peaks. Leonids can appear anywhere in the sky but all radiate back to the inside of the Leo’s...
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Meteor Allure! Leonid Shower Peaks Nov. 17-18
A Leonid fireball photographed during the meteor shower peak in November 2009. For this year’s shower, face east an hour before dawn for the best view. Credit: Wikipedia / Navicore Ah, November. What...
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Bright Moon Will Ding Leonid Meteor Shower
Most meteors are comet dust striking at the atmosphere at speeds so high, they vaporize in a blaze of light. This is a meteor from the Leonid shower in 2001. The annual shower peaks on Thursday morning...
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