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A Perseid meteor streaks across a star-filled night sky in 1997, captured behind rock formations in the California desert.  This image evokes the excitement and wonder of meteor showers, similar to the anticipated Leonid meteor storm of 1998, predicted to be one of the most spectacular in history.

A Perseid meteor streaks across a star-filled night sky in 1997, captured behind rock formations in the California desert. This image evokes the excitement and wonder of meteor showers, similar to the anticipated Leonid meteor storm of 1998, predicted to be one of the most spectacular in history.

Astronomy Picture from 16/11/1998

Leonids 1998: A Safe Meteor Storm

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap981116.html


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The Leonids occur each November when Earth passes through the debris trail left by Comet Tempel-Tuttle. The meteoroids in this trail hit Earth's atmosphere at an impressive 71 km per second (160,000 mph).

#science #sciencefacts #leonids #meteorshower #templetuttle #comettempletuttle

The Leonids occur each November when Earth passes through the debris trail left by Comet Tempel-Tuttle. The meteoroids in this trail hit Earth's atmosphere at an impressive 71 km per second (160,000 mph). #science #sciencefacts #leonids #meteorshower #templetuttle #comettempletuttle

The Leonids occur each November when Earth passes through the debris trail left by Comet Tempel-Tuttle. The meteoroids in this trail hit Earth's atmosphere at an impressive 71 km per second (160,000 mph).

#science #sciencefacts #leonids #meteorshower #templetuttle #comettempletuttle

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