ET, according toEarthSky.
You dont need to face a certain direction as the Leonids are visible in all parts of the sky.
You dont need a telescope or binoculars to see the Leonids.
The Leonids is a bright meteor shower that usually peaks in mid-November.NASA/Ames Research Center/ISAS/Shinsuke Abe and Hajime Yano
Unfortunately, the Leonids meteor shower will have to compete with bright moonlight this year.
The Leonids produce bright fireballs and Earth-grazing meteors that can be quite colorful.
Streaking close to the horizon, Earth-grazing meteors often flaunt long and colorful tails.
Meteor showers are broken off bits of comets and asteroids as they fly by Earth.
As comets approach the Sun, their dusty material forms a tail that follows them on their orbit.
Each year, Earths orbit places the planet in a position to cross the path of this debris trail.
Some of the dust interacts with Earths atmosphere and disintegrates, creating fiery streaks across our skies.
The Leonids originate from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, which orbits the Sun every 33 years.
During the peak of a Leonids storm, viewers can see hundreds to thousands of meteors per hour.
The last meteor storm took place in2002, producing 500 to 1,000 meteors per hour.
So it will be worth it to stay up and take in the night sky.
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