Monday, November 12, 2012

Weak Leonid Meteor Shower Predicted This Week

By
Joe Rao /
Space.com/ November 12, 2012, 10:02 AM

Leonid meteor shower peaks this week

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Photographer Chris Gruhusko captured this view of the Leonid meteor shower in November 2001 over the north face of Wind Mountain in the Cornudas Mountain of Southern New Mexico. / Chris Gruhusko

 One of the best of the annual meteor displays will be reaching its peak this week -- the annual Leonid meteor shower.

While the Leonid meteor shower has a history of putting on stupendous displays, this year will not be one of them; at best 10 to 15 meteors per hour may be seen. This year is a bit unusual in that the Leonids are expected to show two peaks of activity, one on Saturday morning (Nov. 17) and another on Tuesday morning (Nov. 20).

In the public mind the term "meteor shower" conjures up a vision of shooting stars streaming through the heavens like rain. Such meteor stormshave indeed occurred, when tens of thousands of meteors per hour flare into view. But most showers are a thousand times weaker.

More - Link >>> http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57548301/leonid-meteor-shower-peaks-this-week/

Sources: Space.com , CBS News.

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