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November's full moon, the beaver moon, will reach peak illumination on Friday Nov. 15 at 4:28 p.m Eastern. It will be below the horizon, so wait until sunset to watch it rise and appear in the sky.
It is the fastest annual meteor shower. [3] Larger Leonids which are about 10 mm (0.4 in) across have a mass of 0.5 g (0.02 oz) and are known for generating bright (apparent magnitude −1.5) meteors. [7] An annual Leonid shower may deposit 12 or 13 tons of particles across the entire planet.
The Leonid meteor shower tends to produce 15 meteors per hour during its peak, but because of the moon’s full luminosity that will impede visibility of fainter meteors, viewing conditions may ...
One challenge to viewing the Leonids this year will be the nearly full moon glowing in the sky the same night as the meteor shower. Bright moonlight can make it more difficult to watch the event.
But that bright glowing orb will still be almost full when the Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend, likely obscuring all but the brightest meteors in most locations. The Leonids are known for their high-speed meteors, which can travel at up to 44 miles per second (70 kilometers per second).
Hundreds of thousands of kilometers long, the feature was discovered in 1998 as a result of scientists from Boston University observing the Leonid meteor shower. [1] [2] [3] The Moon is constantly releasing atomic sodium as a fine dust from its surface due to photon-stimulated desorption, solar wind sputtering, and meteorite impacts. [4]
The Leonid meteor shower is peaking this weekend, though chances of catching a glimpse here in Michigan are likely slim, based on weather forecasts and Friday's full moon. "The one problem, too ...
November skies will be beaming as Earth gets ready to welcome the Leonid meteor shower. The major shower has been active since Nov. 3, but is projected to be at its brightest on Nov. 18.