The shower is expected to peak on the nights of November 16 and 17, with the best viewing times between midnight and dawn.

Viewers can expect to see about three to 15 fast, bright meteors per hour, including possible fireballs.

Viewing conditions will be favorable as the moon will only be 9% full and will not interfere with the show.

Get ready, California skygazers: Another major meteor shower is about to hit its peak in November.

The annual Leonids , active since early November, will hit their stride Sunday night into Monday morning, Nov. 16-17. These meteors streak across the sky as Earth plows through debris left behind by comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle—a cosmic encounter that happens every year.

This year’s display comes on the heels of an unforgettable northern lights show that st

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