A stunning meteor shower will light up the Australian night sky throughout November as the Earth passes through debris left behind by Comet Tempel-Tuttle.

The annual Leonids meteor will stream across the sky from Monday before it peaks around the morning of November 17 and 18.

The meteor shower will last until early next month as the Earth passes through the meteor stream in space, EarthSky reported.

The astronomy based website reported the meteor would rise about midnight and be at its highest peak in the sky at dawn.

The astronomers said it might be possible to see up to 15 Leonid meteors per hour under a dark sky with no moon.

“The famous Leonids meteor shower produced one of the greatest meteor storms in living memory,” EarthSky stated on its website.

“Rates were as high as thous

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