Real Shots Around the World: Leonid Meteor Shower in 2009
At around 5:40 AM on November 18, which is tomorrow morning, the Leonid meteor shower, known as the "King of Meteor Showers," will undergo a major outburst, with approximately 300 meteors per hour streaking across the night sky at that time.
The Leonid meteor shower follows a certain pattern when it visits Earth. Every year between November 14 and 21, especially around November 17, it arrives as scheduled. However, the number of meteors varies each year, and this year is expected to be one of the more active ones. The meteor shower may reach its peak around 5:40 AM tomorrow morning, with about 300 to even 500 meteors per hour streaking across the sky, reaching the level of a "meteor storm."