Celebrate the beginning of the weekend under the stars with the peak of the Leonid meteor shower on the night of Nov. 17-18. The shower is expected to peak with a rate of 15 meteors per hour.
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00:02 This weekend, we'll kick off with the peak
00:07 of the Leonid meteor shower
00:09 on the night of November 17th and 18th.
00:13 The meteors appear to originate from the constellation Leo,
00:16 the lion looking east,
00:18 but you don't have to look in that direction.
00:20 The Leonids are known to occasionally produce meteor storms
00:23 of thousands of meteors per hour.
00:26 During these events,
00:27 it is said that Leo the lion is roaring.
00:30 The lion will not roar though this year
00:32 with peak rates of 15 meteors per hour.
00:35 Make sure you find a dark area away from city lights
00:38 and prepare to bundle up for a cold night.
00:41 Once you're at a dark area,
00:43 make sure to let your eyes adjust to the dark
00:45 for at least 30 minutes
00:47 and then sit back under the stars and enjoy.
00:50 Lastly, be sure to check out the latest cloud forecast
00:53 by visiting AccuWeather.com
00:55 or by downloading the AccuWeather app.
00:58 Reporting for AccuWeather,
00:59 I'm meteorologist Justin Pavic.
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