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What is Leonid Meteor Shower?

It’s time for a shower. November brings the Leonid meteor shower. This shower is called the Leonid shower because the meteors seem to come from a point in the constellation Leo. But they are really much closer to Earth than these stars are. The starting point, called the radiant, is found in the part of Leo that looks to be a backwards question mark. This part is sometimes called the “sickle.” – NASA

The Leonid Meteor shower is a prolific shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle. The name, as it might suggest, comes from their location in the sky visually in alignment with Leo. - inquisitr.com

Leonid meteor shower 2009 is expected to flood the skies with 20 to 30 shooting stars per hour! You may watch it ONLINE (great news to those with cloudy weather) through a number of ONLINE STREAMING sites (i.e. UStream and Justin.tv). If you're lucky enough (fair weather + clear skies) and game enough to stay up or wake early to see it the Leonid Meteor Shower reaches its peak early tomorrow morning (17th US/ 18th Australia).