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Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through the debris trail from an old comet. The extinct comet trail that was the source of the Leonid meteor shower intersects the Earth's orbit when the Earth is at its annual position on November 17. (These dates can vary a little depending on the cycle of leap years.)
The Earth's orbit isn't perfectly repeatable; there's a tiny bit of precession, so the Earth isn't in EXACTLY the same spot every year. And the old comet trails aren't perfectly formed either, so each year we'll experience more or fewer meteors as we pass through that old trail. It may be a day or so either way, and will be of different intensity each year.
There are a dozen or so known meteor showers; you can look them up on the EarthSky.org web site.
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What is a leonid storm?
A Leonid storm is a trail of pebbles and dust from a passing comet that causes a spectacular meteor shower. It can be seen each year in November.
What is the parent of leonid meteor shower?
comet Tempel-Tuffle
When is the next meteor shower Ohio can see in 2009?
Eclipses are visible, generally, only in certain locations. Meteor showers, however, affect the entire planet, and are generally a day or two long. The Perseid meteor shower is happening now, and will continue for a day or two more.
When will a meteor shower occur in 2009?
the next one this year is around nov15-18
Which meteor shower occurs on the 14th November?
The Leonid meteor shower. However it is not accurate to say it is on the 14th of November. Meteor showers last over the course of a number of days. They are not just on one single night. They can last weeks, except that at the start and end there are very few meteors, whereas around the peak, there are more to be seen. The peak of the Leonids is around the 18th of November, but you would see some on the 14th of November too and for some nights after the 18th of November.
When can you see the next peak Leonid showers?
The next Leonids shower will be on Nov 17th 2011 it will peak about midnight
What is a Leonid shower?
it is a shower of meteors.
When can you see a Leonid meteor shower?
November 15 through November 20, 2016.
When can you see a leonid storm?
The Leonids meteor shower will be at its peak November 17-18, 2011.
What is a Leonid and when can you see one?
A Leonid storm is a trail of pebbles and dust from a passing comet that causes a spectacular meteor shower. It can be seen each year in November.
What is a leonid storm?
A Leonid storm is a trail of pebbles and dust from a passing comet that causes a spectacular meteor shower. It can be seen each year in November.
What is the parent of leonid meteor shower?
comet Tempel-Tuffle
Is the leonids a meteor shower?
The leonid vandeski (Leonids Meteor Shower) is a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle
What is faster a Leonid shower or a spacecraft?
A Leonid goes way faster. It can go up to seventy kilometers per second!
What time on November 17 2009 can you see the Leonid Meteor Shower?
All meteor showers are best observed between midnight and dawn, local time. The Leonid shower occurs annually around November 16-17, but you can usually see some meteors a couple of days earlier or later.Precise calculation of the exact time of a meteor shower is not yet possible, but with each year's additional experience, our estimates become more and more accurate.
Which meteor shower appears from passage to passage through a belt every year in mid-August and showers occur in mid-November?
The Perseid Meteor Shower occurs in August. The Leonid Meteor Shower occurs in November.
What Meteor showers occur in November of 2008?
The Leonid meteor shower, often just called the Leonids, occur in November of every year.
