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Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts)
Tue Nov 17, 2015, 11:56 AM Nov 2015

Leonid Meteor Shower Tonight.

Hope this post is acceptable for this forum. My apologies if it is placed incorrectly.


November’s wonderful Leonid meteor shower happens every year at this time, as our world crosses the orbital path of Comet Tempel-Tuttle. Like many comets, Tempel-Tuttle litters its orbit with bits of debris. It’s when this cometary debris enters Earth’s atmosphere, and vaporizes, that we see the Leonid meteor shower. In 2015, the peak night of the shower is expected from midnight to dawn on Wednesday morning (November 18). The morning before that might be good as well. Although this shower is known for its periodic storms, no Leonid storm is expected this year. The waxing moon will set in the evening hours, so moonlight will not obstruct this year’s Leonid shower. Also, it’ll be fun to look for the bright planet Jupiter, which shines in front of the constellation Leo this year.

More at link on how to catch this shower.

http://earthsky.org/space/everything-you-need-to-know-leonid-meteor-shower

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Leonid Meteor Shower Tonight. (Original Post) Cassiopeia Nov 2015 OP
Thanks for the reminder Tree-Hugger Nov 2015 #1
The weather gods hate me. 100% chance of rain here tonight. Scuba Nov 2015 #2
That's me every Perseid shower for the last decade. Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #3
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Cassiopeia

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3. That's me every Perseid shower for the last decade.
Tue Nov 17, 2015, 03:51 PM
Nov 2015

One year I even planned a trip to avoid the rain and got a ton of fog instead

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