TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Phenomenon Peak Meteor Rain Leonid occurs on November 18, 2021 and today, Friday November 19, 2021.
This was informed by the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space or LAPAN through its official website.
The Leonid meteor shower comes from the dust remnants of the orbiting comet 55P/Temple-Tuttle Sun with a period of 33.3 years and is one of several other meteor showers that are anticipated each year, besides the Geminids, Lyrids, Perseids, and Orionids.
Leonid can be seen from 00.30 local time until the end of the dawn (25 minutes before sunrise Sun) from northeast to northeast.
The maximum intensity of this meteor shower ranges from 11-14 meteors per hour for the territory of Indonesia.
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5 Facts Meteor Rain Leonid
1. Comes from the constellation Leo
Quotes EIGHTIndonesian amateur astronomer Marufin Sudibyo explained that the Leonid meteor shower got its name because it seemed as if it came from a single point in the Leo (Lion) constellation.
2. Happens Throughout November
To note, the Leonid meteor shower takes place on the 6th to the 30th of each year, in other words, it occurs throughout the night of November every year.
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