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When to Watch the Leonid Meteor Shower This Weekend

The annual Leonid meteor shower peak is coming this weekend, and while it may not be the brightest and most spectacular meteor event of the year, it’s still worth seeking out. The Leonids result from the Earth passing through the trail of the comet Tempel-Tuttle (55P/Tempel-Tuttle), which was first discovered in 1865. But meteor shower predates that: The 1833 event…