Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Leonids Meteor Shower, Nov. 18-19

Astronomers are expecting a strong shower for this year's Leonids, which will be on November 18-19. At peak, 150 meteors and hour (ZHR) are expected to light up the sky and provide excitement to the meteor hunters around the world. The meteor shower will last for about 2 hours.

The NASA site for Leonids can be found here.

(Picture: 1996 Leonids)

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