Leonid Meteor Shower still visible tonight
Phlog
"It is still possible to catch the spectacular Leonid meteor shower tonight/early tomorrow morning.
The Leonid meteor shower, called so because it happens around and near the constellation Leo, is leftovers from the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle that scattered space dust around the year 1533. The Earth moving through that dust makes these fantastic 'shooting stars' throughout the sky. The shower was most visible in Asia and said to have produced hundreds of "shooting stars" per hour, 300 to 500. "
- Lisa Spinelli
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