🌠 Meteor shower IN 75 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.

Leonid meteor shower peak
NASA/Bill Ingalls

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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