Will the Leonids Roar Again? Nov 7, 2009
About a decade ago, mid-November's normally benign Leonid meteor shower exploded like fireworks into prominence, giving us dazzling displays of shooting stars almost too numerous to count. During the four evenings of November 16 19, 2008, Chris Peterson recorded 141 meteors during the Leonid meteor shower. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Skywatch: Leonid meteor shower Nov 3, 2009
Astronomers expect the annual Leonid meteor shower to peak around 2 a.m. Nov. 17. Although this year's Leonids won't be nearly as numerous as they were during the great meteor storms of the late '90s, observers in the United States may still spot a couple of dozen meteors an hour. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Strong Leonid meteor showers expected Nov 3, 2009
Circle Nov. 17 on your calendar, for early that morning a moderate to possibly very strong showing of annual Leonid meteor shower is likely. The very strong display will favor those living across most of central and eastern Asia. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Orionids Meteor Shower Starts This Weekend Oct 17, 2009
For example, next month astronomers expect Earth to pass through a clump of material left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle, which might boost the annual Leonid meteor shower to produce as many as 500 meteors an hour. But Halley's comet is now almost at its farthest point away from the sun, Hammergren said, so "I wouldn't expect a clump [for the Orionids] this year.". (National Geographic)
Observatory sets fall viewing nights Sep 6, 2009
The Nov. 16 date falls on Monday, right in the middle of the Leonid Meteor Shower. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, September 06, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
LOOKING UP: Meteors raining down this week Aug 15, 2009
This artist illustration depicts the unusually strong display of meteors seen in 1833, from the Leonid Meteor Shower. Great amounts of meteors are seen on rare occasions from this shower, which peaks in November. (Medfield Press, MA)
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LOOKING UP: Springtime brings May meteor shower May 9, 2009
Four views of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966, a peak year for this active yearly shower. These pictures were taken on November 18th, 1966, from the Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. (Medfield Press, MA)
LOOKING UP: Year of Astronomy inspires us to look up Apr 4, 2009
A very rare surge of the Leonid Meteor Shower was raining hundreds of blazing meteors across the sky every hour, many being brilliant and leaving lingering gray trails. BRICK RED - One particularly notable lunar eclipse left the full Moon darkened in a deep red shade, evoking the Red Planet Mars. (Medfield Press, MA)
