Leonid Meteor Shower

Come early Tuesday morning, the yearly Leonid Meteor Shower will sprinkle across the sky for some lucky sky watchers in North America and Asia.

If weather conditions permits this astonishing event to commence, the Leonid meteor shower will most likely produce up to 20 to 30 meteors per hour in America and much as 200 to 300 in Asia per hour according to Bill Cooke of NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office.

Even if the rate is cut in half, Cooke is still betting on the 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower to be a remarkable one.

The Leonid Meteor Shower is best viewed in areas where the light is scarce. Although your eyes may take a couple of minutes getting adjusted to the darkness, the moment the shower finally occurs will be worth the wait.

Updates leading up to the Leonid Meteor shower can be seen at science.nasa.gov

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