🌠 Meteor shower
IN 29 DAYS · 17.11
Leonid meteor shower peak
The night of November 16–17 brings the peak of the Leonids — fast, bright meteors from Comet Tempel–Tuttle. Conditions are favourable this year: the first-quarter Moon sets before the prime pre-dawn hours.
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At a glance
- Date
- When to watch
- After 11:20 p.m. (moonset) until dawn; best 3–6 a.m.
- Where to look
- Radiant in Leo, in the east; look high up
- What you need
- Naked eye
- Event type
- Meteor shower
- Data source
- in-the-sky.org ↗
Date given in Kyiv time.
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