A bright planet or a lunar eclipse that you can see without a telescope may be seen on certain nights.
These dazzling, multicolored Leonid meteors might "fall like rain" this weekend. Find out how to view them and why this annual event is so remarkable.
The Leonids stand out as "bright meteors" that "can also be colorful" and some of the fastest seen in the night sky, per NASA.
The larger particles that make up the comet's trail also create "fireballs," bringing "larger explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak."
Roughly every 33 to 34 years, the Leonids can cause what's known as a "meteor storm," in which 1,000 or more meteors will fall per hour
Those hoping to catch the most activity should block off their calendars for the meteor shower's peak late on the night of Nov. 17 through the early morning hours of the following day
"People should look towards the east from a dark sky location. Think national forests, state parks, and other places far from big cities