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One of the year's most prolific meteor showers to light up the night sky this weekend

The Leonid meteor shower is expected to begin this weekend and remain active through the end of November. It will provide skywatchers an opportunity to see bright, fast meteors streaking across the night sky under dark conditions.

Original reporting: BBC · Science & Environment · 1 min read

Originally published by BBC · Science & Environment: First briefed by The Daily Lift: Last updated:
Illustrative photo: Four-panel black-and-white long-exposure photographs showing numerous meteors streaking across a star-filled night sky; lower panels include dark horizon silhouettes and small structures.
Illustrative photo: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA — Four views of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966 Noao-4127A.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0. Changes: photo cropped and resized by The Daily Lift. If the remote photo is unavailable, a labelled original TDL illustration is shown instead.

Why this is good news

Skywatchers benefit because they have an extended observing window—from this weekend through the end of November—to look for bright, fast meteors under dark skies. That matters because it offers a clear opportunity for people to directly observe and appreciate an active meteor shower.

What happens next

How will local dark-sky conditions and weather affect observers' ability to see the Leonid meteors this weekend through the end of November?

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Illustrative photo: Dark night sky filled with stars and a faint thin meteor streak near center, with silhouetted treetops along the bottom edge.
Illustrative photo: John Flannery from Richmond County, North Carolina, USA — Taurid Meteor Trail (22319466044).jpg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0. Changes: photo cropped and resized by The Daily Lift. This adapted photo is shared under the same licence, CC BY-SA 2.0. The licence applies to the photo only, not to the story text.

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