The Leonid meteor shower of 2010 is peaking this week and the best time to see the sky show is now. The annual Leonids should be at their best through Nov. 18, according to skywatching experts. Avid meteor gazers graced with clear skies may see between 15 and 20 meteors per hour. This sky...
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NASA’s meteoroid environment office, Bill Cooke said “We’re predicting 20 to 30 meteors per hour over the Americas and as many as 200 to 300 per hour over Asia”. The Leonid shower is made of bits of debris from the Tempel-Tuttle comet, which streaks through Earth’s inner solar system every 33 years. It leaves...
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