Keep an eye on the sky for the Leonid meteor shower this weekend

[{"selector":"#anim-e67e6679-ff26-4889-9966-3876d94eb2b8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe85da1e-1f1e-4d30-a06c-1195a11e2d17","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The Leonid meteor shower is an annual event that occurs in November. The shower is caused by debris from the comet Tempel-Tuttle, which orbits the sun every 33 years.

[{"selector":"#anim-a93e956e-e42f-471a-9936-ff87e504a571","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-89c2bf9a-37f9-4462-80dd-f3e1e46711ed","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The Leonid meteor shower is one of the most popular meteor showers to watch because it can produce a high rate of meteors, up to 150 per hour at its peak. In 2001, observers witnessed an incredible 2,000 meteors per hour during a Leonid meteor storm.

[{"selector":"#anim-23266d2b-fe70-41b5-9972-8c3301303526","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ef9c2b6-ab58-4f57-b3e9-86cb475c086f","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The Leonid meteor shower is active from November 6 to November 30, but it peaks on November 18. The best time to watch the shower is after midnight, when the constellation Leo is highest in the sky.

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[{"selector":"#anim-4dc64d63-da11-4ba7-bba8-cdd3ced638ca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bdf6d26c-0f3e-46e6-bcfb-272a4e66d8d0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] To watch the Leonid meteor shower, find a dark location away from city lights. Lie down on a blanket or camping chair and look up at the sky.

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[{"selector":"#anim-07c142e1-5bba-4ee6-8f2e-8f53fb0500cd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5fd23a8d-c248-4208-8300-d6d89e1a50f6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Here are some tips for watching the Leonid meteor shower:– Find a dark location away from city lights.

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Keep an eye on the sky for the Leonid meteor shower this weekend

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