2009 Leonid Meteor Shower to Peak Tuesday

leonids meteor shower 2009

The early morning hours of Nov. 17 will be the best time to view the Leonid meteor shower in the United States.
How to Watch the Leonid Meteor Shower
For those in North America, astronomers are predicting that the best time to view the Leonid meteor shower will be after 1:30 a.m. EST and before sunrise on the early morning of Nov. 17, 2009, explains Michael Bakich of Astronomy.com. The meteor shower can be seen this year from November 13-20.

Watchers of the meteor shower might be able to see even more meteors than usual this year because during the meteor shower’s peak, the moon will be in the new moon phase and not visible from Earth (and also keeping the sky unusually dark). Experts say that between 20 and 30 meteors per hour will be visible from the U.S., or about half of the number predicted for this summer’s Perseid meteor shower.

For sky watchers in Asia, the meteor shower might be even more impressive. NASA estimates 200 to 300 meteors per hour there, while Astronomy.com says that number could be as high as 500 meteors per hour during the Leonids’ peak.

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