Learn the Sky | Leonids Meteor Shower - Peak Nov. 17-18 @learnthesky | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
The Leonids are an annual meteor shower notable for delivering occasional powerful meteor storms. Every year, the Leonids peak around November 17-18. This meteor shower appears to radiate from the constellation Leo, hence the name "Leonids." Tempel-Tuttle is the parent comet of the Leonids.
Photo Attributes:
▶ 1833 Meteor Storm: By Adolf Vollmy - Internet Archive - Bible Readings for the Home Circle, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13353169
▶ 1966 Meteor Storm: By NOIRLab/NSF/AURA - Leonid meteor shower, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=137746495
▶ 1997 Leonids Meteor Shower from Space: By NASA - LEONID DAILY NEWS: November 14, 2000, www.nasa.gov, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53853
▶ Meteor Shower Radiant 4-hour time lapse: By Juraj Tóth - Astronomical and geophysical observatory, Comenius University, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8969603
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The Leonids are an annual meteor shower notable for delivering occasional powerful meteor storms. Every year, the Leonids peak around November 17-18. This meteor shower appears to radiate from the constellation Leo, hence the name "Leonids." Tempel-Tuttle is the parent comet of the Leonids.
Photo Attributes:
▶ 1833 Meteor Storm: By Adolf Vollmy - Internet Archive - Bible Readings for the Home Circle, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13353169
▶ 1966 Meteor Storm: By NOIRLab/NSF/AURA - Leonid meteor shower, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=137746495
▶ 1997 Leonids Meteor Shower from Space: By NASA - LEONID DAILY NEWS: November 14, 2000, www.nasa.gov, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53853
▶ Meteor Shower Radiant 4-hour time lapse: By Juraj Tóth - Astronomical and geophysical observatory, Comenius University, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8969603
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▶ Stargazing Basics: bit.ly/LearntheSky-StargazingBasics
▶ Zodiacal Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-ZodiacalConstellations
▶ Circumpolar Constellations: bit.ly/LearntheSky-Circumpolar
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▶ Celestial Events: bit.ly/LearntheSky-CelestialEvents
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