Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Leo constellation location

The Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak at 1:00 AM Pacific Standard Time on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. "We're predicting 20 to 30 meteors per hour over the Americas, and as many as 200 to 300 per hour over Asia," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. The Leonids got their name from the constellation of Leo, because that's where they appear in the night sky. Below is a pic of where you need to be looking at to see the meteors (click picture to enlarge).

Look north, find big dipper (Ursa Major) and look just below it, to see most meteors!

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