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Leonids logo #10101) Meteor shower 2) Mid-November meteor shower 3) November meteor shower 4) November sky sight
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Leonids logo #21000 The Leonids (z {respell|LEE|ə-nidz}) are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle. The Leonids get their name from the location of their radiant in the constellation Leo: the meteors appear to radiate from that point in the sky. Their proper Greek name should be Leontids (Λεοντίδαι, Leontídai), but the word was i...
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Leonids

Leonids logo #21160An annual meteor shower on Nov. 17-18 that has its radiant point in the constellation Leo, near the center of the Sickle asterism. The Leonids are fast-moving meteors, entering Earth's atmosphere at about 250,000 km/hr, and leave many trains. Their parent body is the comet Tempel-Tuttle.
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Leonids

Leonids logo #20448Meteor shower. Most active day is Nov.17. Fast, often bright meteors with trains.
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