Meteor Shower November 2009

Meteor Shower November 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower 2009: The Leonid meteor shower began on November 13 and will run until 20 November, and will peak in the intensity of the morning of November 17.

The best time to see the Leonid meteor shower will be after 1:30 ET, and before dawn. The meteors are expected to be visible, because the moon will enter the new moon phase is just in time for the meteor shower.

According to NASA, the most activity at 200-300 meteors per hour, NASA said, but other astronomers have predicted that it could be as high as 500 per hour during peak.

Meteor Shower November 2009You could use the tool to check Fluximator NASA Leonid meteor shower peaks in your area. Just enter your area or zone and calculate the best meteor shower viewing time for you.

The Leonids are a prolific meteor shower associated with comet Tempel-Tuttle. The Leonids get their name from the location of their radiant in the constellation Leo: the meteors appear to stream from that point in the sky. The 2009 show a peak on November 17 can produce more than 500 meteors per hour. This is not enough to qualify as a meteor storm, which has more than 1,000 meteors per hour.