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The National Institute of Astronomical Research (NARIT) announced that the Leonids meteor shower will be visible from the night of November 17 to the early morning of November 18, with a peak rate of up to 15 meteors per hour.
Suparerk Karuehanont, the director of the Academic Services and Astronomical Communications Centre, revealed that the Leonids meteor shower, also known as the Lion’s star shower, occurs annually between November 6 to 30. This year, it is expected to peak after midnight on November 17 until the early morning of November 18.
The meteors will originate from the constellation Leo, towards the east. The absence of moonlight will make it easier to observe the meteor shower with the naked eye in a dark location. Observers should be able to see bright streaks of light, similar to shooting stars, traversing the sky. It…
