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Leonids Meteor Shower

November 11 , 2021 978 days 664 0
  • The annual Leonids Meteor Shower has started and will be active between November 6 and 30 of 2021.
  • The Meteor Shower will reach its peak on November 17.
  • The peak time of the meteor shower comes when Planet Earth passes through the densest part of the debris.
  • On November 17, viewers from the earth will witness bits of cosmic debris.
  • The debris forming this meteor shower originates from a small comet named “55P/Tempel-Tuttle” in the constellation Leo.
  • It takes 33 years to orbit around the sun.

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