The Leonid Meteor Shower can be viewed from November 13-20, 2009 but the peak will be early tomorrow morning, November 17, 2009. The most activity will occur and best hours to view the Leonid Meteor Shower will be after 1:30 am EST and before sunrise.
This year, the view may be even better because the moon will not be visible from Earth (it will be darker) and will be in a new moon phase during the peak, and the meteors should be easier to see. According to NASA, every hour 20-30 meteors should be visible during the peak time (1:30 am EST until dawn). Asia should be able to see the most activity at 200-300 meteors per hour NASA has stated, but other astronomers have predicted that it could be as high as 500 an hour during the peak.
NASA has a website that will help you predict the best time will be for viewing the Leonid Meteor Shower in your area, and it is called Fluxtimator, just click on the link and enter your city which shower you want to watch.
To view of view of the 2009 Leonid Meteor Showers in one area, click here and scroll down for the video.
Source: NASA
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Comments
Good information. I hope you have also have more good news!!!
wow. thank you! i am so excited to see this. i have to get up way eariler than normal cuz i still have school. well thanks!
yeah i cant see anything, I went outside 12 times...nothin. your hot but i hate you
:-D i just saw one!
it was soo beautiful!
it was at about 230am in brisbane Australia
glad i looked up @ that moment whilst drivinh
I stayed outside from 12am - 4am . Saw about 5 of them. AWESOME. See you aqain in 33 years =]
['polklpop]
its lame
We saw some great ones in the local state park last night - including 4 fireballs that came toward the center, from 4 corners - crazy!
Great show!
loves getting her make off
we got a nice view here at just after midnight last night when we had a giant flash then a BOOM after wards of 1 giant meteor coming through orbit in the great state of Utah
In Northern LA area.
Dog woke me up at 4:30 AM Nov 18. We went our back and saw two in a 15 minute span. The first was magnificent!!!
Cool.
I went outside at about 3:30 and stayed out there until about 5, and seen abt 25.
East Tennesse
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