If you missed the peaks for the Northern and Southern Taurid meteor showers, you may soon get another chance with the Leonid meteor shower.
The Leonid meteor shower, which is active from Nov. 6 to Nov. 30, will peak from the night of Nov. 16 to Nov. 17, according to the American Meteor Society. And the moon, which will be a waning crescent around and around, at about 9% full, will not spoil the view.
The shower comes from debris that comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle passed by Earth, and is known for producing meteor showers, during which hundreds to thousands of meteors can be seen every hour. But that may not happen again until 2099.
Around 10 to 15 meteors an hour can be observed under dark skies at the showers' peak every year, according to USA TODAY's previous reporting.
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