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Eyes to the sky: Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend

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<p>This Bright Leonid Fireball Is Shown During The Storm Of 1966 In The Sky Above Wrightwood, Calif. The Leonids Occur Every Year On Or About Nov. 18Th And Stargazers Are Tempted With A Drizzle Of 10 Or 20 Meteors Fizzing Across The Horizon Every Hour. But Every 33 Years A Rare And Dazzling Leonids Storm Can Occur But, Astronomers Believe The 1999 Edition Of The Leonids Probably Won'T Equal 1966, Which Peaked At 144,000 Meteors Per Hour. (Courtesy Of (Photo By Nasa/Getty Images)</p>

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It’s time for the annual Leonid meteor shower!

The meteor shower, which gets its name because meteors often appear to originate from the constellation Leo, peaks on the night of Saturday, Nov. 17 and early the next morning.

Meteors may be visible throughout the month of November, but the peak should produce rates of 10 to 15 meteors per hour, according to Space.com.

The best chance for seeing meteors is to find somewhere dark, away from city lights. The waxing gibbous moon also will pose a challenge this year, as its brightness will drown out some of the dimmer meteors.

Despite the meteor shower’s name, meteors should be visible across the night sky in all directions.

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Eyes to the sky: Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend

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