Will this be the year [ http://ssd.jpl.nasa…]? Last year's Leonid meteor shower did not produce the meteor storm [ http://science.nasa…] many had hoped for. Still, it put on a dazzling show [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] with many bright fireball meteors [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. For example, this Leonid fireball, photographed through light clouds, eerily flashed across the skies of Monteromano, Italy on November 17, 1998. This year [ http://www.imo.net/…], the chances for a storm with thousands of meteors per hour are considered good ... but experts are quick to acknowledge that such predictions are tricky [ http://science.nasa…]. Want to see for yourself [ http://eclipse.span…]? The predicted peak should occur on early Thursday, November 18 (UTC [ http://aa.usno.navy…]) but meteor activity will certainly be [ http://leonids.hq.n…] observable days before and after. If the night is clear, just grab a lawn chair and a warm jacket, go outside and look up!
