Leonid Meteor Shower 2012: Where to Watch in the Philadelphia Area
The Leonid meteor shower will peak on Nov. 17 and Nov. 20.
Keep your eyes on the sky during the pre-dawn hours of Nov. 17-20, because that's when the famous Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak. These meteors are fast (about 40 miles per second) and can leave trails of smoke, according to Astronomy.com. They will appear to radiate from the constellation Leo the Lion and can vary in color. "Many Leonids are also bright. Usually, the meteors are white or bluish-white, but in recent years some observers reported yellow-pink and copper-colored ones," according to Astronomy.com. Here's one of the 10 coolest things to know about the Leonids, from Space.com: "Leonids are spawned by the comet Tempel-Tuttle. Every 33 years, it rounds the Sun and then goes back to the outer solar system. On each …
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Kate R.
7:37 pm on Saturday, November 17, 2012
Thanks so much for the great information, as usual. We saw 3 meteors in the sky around 5:00 PM this evening. They had a pink color to them and the typical trails of smoke. Very cool! My husband pointed them out and I was proud to tell him that I already knew what they were, thanks to the Malvern Patch! more ›