Meteor Shower To Peak Over The Next Two Nights
Monday November 16, 2009
Every year the Earth passes through the trail of the comet Tempel-Tuttle, creating a pretty good meteor shower visible in the night sky. NASA reports that about about 20 - 30 meteors per hour should visible during the Leonid shower in North America. While this pales in comparison to the nearly 300 per hour being predicted in Asia, it should be a great sight nontheless.
The Moon will be in a new phase, creating the kind of dark conditions desired for seeing the events. The best time to see the events will be after 4:00 a.m. So those of you who are early risers, get out there with your morning joe and check it out.
Comments
So is this going to happen tonight, Tuesday November 17?
Yep! This is the final night.
You should be able to see meteors pretty regularly until Friday or Saturday, but they just won’t be coming at the 30 per hour rate like they were Tuesday morning and evening. So, if you missed them, you still have time if you have a little patience. Happy viewing!