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The Leonids arrive this year on the nights of November 17 and 18, promising a wild display of blue-white meteors lighting up skies across the world. The shower’s radiant the lion constellation Leo rises after midnight, and with dark skies this year, you could see up to 15 bright meteors per hour, each moving at dazzling speed and sometimes leaving glowing trails. To get the most from the Leonids, find a dark lake or open field away from city lights, lie down with your view east or overhead, and

NOVEMBER 16-17, 2025 — LEONID METEOR SHOWER PEAKS TONIGHT The Leonids arrive tonight. Up to 15 silver meteors per hour blazing at 44 miles per second—fragments from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle burning through our atmosphere. With the moon at 9 percent illumination, conditions are nearly perfect. These meteors are legendary. Every 33 years they transform into storms producing over 1,000 shooting stars per hour. The last storm was 2002, the next around 2031. Tonight may be modest, but each streak is c