The Leonids

Now that we’ve made the turn into November, we can start looking forward to this month’s famous meteor shower, the Leonids. Created by the comet Tempel-Tuttle, the Leonids will reach their peak on the 17th and 18th. And there’s no need to worry about the moon interfering with your viewing. While you’re up watching the Leonids, you’ll probably also notice Mars. The Red planet is rising in the east in the early morning hours, and will be shining at a bright magnitude 0.2 by the time of the Leonids.

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