How to watch the spectacular Leonid meteor shower on Thursday night - Digital Trends

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By Trevor Mogg November 16, 2022 7:50PM

With the Leonids known to make peculiarly agleam streaks crossed the sky, we should beryllium successful for a dainty connected Thursday nighttime and into Friday morning, erstwhile the meteor ablution peaks.

The Leonid meteor ablution is caused by dusty bits of debris near down by comet Tempel-Tuttle arsenic it orbits the sun. The particles origin agleam trails arsenic they pain up successful Earth’s ambiance astatine precocious speed.

According to NASA, the eagle-eyed among america could spot arsenic galore arsenic 20 meteors per hr blazing crossed the sky. However, it besides points retired that the satellite volition beryllium astir 35% afloat that nighttime truthful its airy whitethorn obscure the presumption of immoderate of the fainter meteors. Still, arsenic the Leonids often connection immoderate peculiarly agleam streaks, determination should beryllium plentifulness of meteor enactment to enjoy.

And portion you’re looking up, instrumentality a infinitesimal to spot some of the different celestial objects populating the nighttime sky, too.

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To springiness yourself the champion accidental of spotting the Leonids, caput retired precocious evening connected Thursday, November 17, and find a acheronian spot good distant from immoderate airy pollution. If you’re successful the metropolis and tin easy marque your mode to a distant determination with a wide presumption of the entity without immoderate agleam lights nearby, past bash conscionable that.

Be definite to instrumentality lukewarm clothing, blankets, blistery drinks, and if possible, immoderate blistery snacks, too, truthful you tin consciousness comfy portion enjoying the airy show. A portable reclining seat, oregon thing lukewarm to prevarication connected volition forestall you from having to basal determination straining your cervix arsenic you look up into the nighttime sky.

NASA says: “While the satellite volition beryllium rising successful the eastbound with [the prima constellation] Leo astir midnight section time, it’s really amended to presumption the entity distant from the meteors’ evident constituent of origin, by lying backmost and looking consecutive upward, arsenic immoderate meteor trails you spot volition look longer and much spectacular.” Check retired the video supra for a much elaborate explanation.

All set? Now conscionable support your fingers crossed for wide skies!