Leonid Meteor Shower 2012 to Peak Saturday - Where Will You Watch?
The Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak on Nov. 17 and Nov. 20.
From Saturday through Nov. 20, keep your eyes on the sky during the pre-dawn hours, because that's when the famous Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak. These meteors are fast (about 40 miles per second) and can leave trails of smoke, according to Astronomy.com. The Leonid meteor shower, which was first recorded in 902 AD by Chinese astronomers, comes from the comet Temple-Tuttle and is named for constellation Leo the Lion, from which the shower will appear to radiate. In 1966, it produced the most dramatic meteor shower in modern history: a quarter million shooting stars in an hour. "Many Leonids are also bright. Usually, the meteors are white or bluish-white, but in recent years some observers reported yellow-pink and copper-colored…
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