The Leonids Meteor Shower of November is set to peak on November 17, 2008. Scientists believe that there will be a major outburst between 12:01 AM and 12:30 AM Universal Time. For those of you who don’t know the history of the Leonids, please read these articles: Leonids Fireball and Leonids Meteor Shower of 2008. [...]
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Leonids Meteor Shower of 2008
The Leonids Meteor Shower of 2008 becomes active November 10th. For a full thirteen days the meteor shower can be seen near the constellation Leo the Lion and is set to peak on November 17, 2008 in the early morning hours of Monday. The Leonids are world-renowned since their meteor showers have been notorious meteor [...]
November 2008 Meteor Shower Information
November 2008 should be full of activity for Meteor Showers. There are four meteor showers happening in our skies. Be on the look out for major activity from the Leonids Meteor Shower. Meteor Shower Maximum Date Southern Taurids November 5 Northern Taurids November 12 Leonids November 17 Alpha Monocerotids November 21 The Southern and Northern [...]
Leonids Fireball
A Leonids Fireball plummets toward the Mediterranean Sea in a brilliant photo taken by Tunc Tezel over the shoreline of southeast Antayla, Turkey. One of the finest meteor storms ever witnessed was nearly 175 years ago over the United States. For the duration of almost four hours ahead of daylight on November 13, 1833, the [...]
