The annual Leonid Meteor Shower peaks on Wednesday the 17th at 1:00 PM, MST. Peak rate for the Leonids is 15 meteors per hour. Best viewing would be on the early morning hours of Wednesday, as a waxing gibbous Moon will wash out most evening-hour meteors. Moonset on the 17th (meaning the night of the [...]
The Leonid meteor shower peaks at 9:00 a.m., MST, on Tuesday, November 17th.
There are predictions that observers in Asia may see several hundred meteors around the peak hour. However, under normal conditions, this shower produces 15-20 meteors per hour around peak time, so the best time to look for Leonid meteors would be the pre-dawn [...]
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