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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Look Skyward: The Leonids


Image Source: Gizmodo.

The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight and falling stars from comet Tempel-Tuttle will still be visible for the next few days. From midnight to dawn, look between the Big Dipper and the constellation Leo, which is the radiant source of the shower, which will be visible in the eastern sky and overhead, in both hemispheres. For a global viewing guide, go here. Be sure to make a wish.

Image Source: Gizmodo.

A sample view of the Leonids' radiant, Ottawa, Canada, 2:13 a.m., 18 November 2015. Image Source: Stellarium.

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