Nov 16 - Leonids Peak This Weekend

November 16 Leonids Peak This Weekend by:

A wide-angle view of Leonid fireballs seen in November 1998, via Juraj Toth. This weekend … Leonid meteor shower peak Will you see hundreds of meteors during the 2018 Leonid meteor shower, as some did in 1998? Doubtful. But you might see a good sprinkling of meteors before dawn Saturday and Sunday mornings. Reminder: on Saturday morning, the moon sets earlier, leaving more dark sky for meteor-watching. Read more. Gaia spots a ghost galaxy near next door Gaia satellite data revealed the dwarf galaxy, which has avoided detection until now, thanks to its extremely low density and hiding place behind the Milky Way’s disk.  Read more. Pine Island Glacier drops another massive iceberg The giant iceberg - about 3 times the size of Manhattan - broke off from Pine Island Glacier in late October. Scientists say the frequency of such events appears to be on the rise. Read more. Iceberg B-46 breaking away from Pine Island Glacier. November 7 image via NASA/Operation IceBridge/Kate Ramsayer.

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This weekend … Leonid meteor shower peak The radiant point of the Leonid meteor shower is near the star Algeiba in the constellation Leo. Read more.

The night the stars fell Check out this old engraving of the November 1833 Leonid meteor storm. This historical display - which produced hundreds of thousands of meteors per hour, or about 30 per second - is why the Leonid meteor shower is so famous. Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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