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November 17, 2014

Watch the Leonid Meteor Shower light up sky Sunday into Monday
Hackensack, N.J. (UPI) Nov 16, 2014
One of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year is set to peak overnight tonight and all you have to do to see it is look up. One of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year is set to peak overnight tonight and all you have to do to see it is look up. Viewing the annual Leonid Meteor Shower will be somewhat dampened this year by a waning moon in Virgo. But in dark areas away from city lights, viewers can still expect to see plenty of the streaking lights across the sky. This year's show is expected to peak overnight Nov. 16 into Nov. 17, from late on Sunday night into the predawn hours on Monday. ... read more

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