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Starwatch: look out for the Leonid meteor shower this week – The Guardian
Shooting stars will be flying in all directions from a point near the head of Leo the lion
Starwatch chart 16 November 2020 leonid meteor shower
This week Earth ploughs through the debris stream that has been left in space from the tail of comet Tempel-Tuttle, and that means meteors. The Leonid meteor shower is so-called because all of the shooting stars associated with it appear to originate from a point just below the head of Leo, the lion. The meteors fly in all directions from this point, and at their peak are expected to produce about 10-20 bright meteors an hour.
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