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From left, NASA engineers Dr. Bill Cooke, Dr. Jeff Anderson and Dr. Rob Suggs discuss the meteoroid approach angles at the Leonid Environment Operations Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. During the Nov. 17-18 Leonid shower, sky-gazers could see up to 1,400 meteors per hour if they are away from city lights, where the sky is dark enough to see the faint, as well as more brilliant, meteors. In the Eastern United States, the shower is predicted to peak near dawn, while in the Western United States, it is expected to peak around 3 a.m. PST. A Leonid shower happens every year when Earth passes close to the orbit of the Comet Tempel-Tuttle and the debris left in the comet's path.
Credit: NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center/Emmett Given
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