The Leonid meteor shower best viewing this year will be in the two to three hours before dawn on November 17 and 18, according to the editors of StarDate magazine.
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The Astronomical Research Center (A.R.C) mentioned that there is always some uncertainty in the number of meteors the Leonid shower will produce, but viewers should expect to see at least 20 meteors per hour if they have clear skies. The nearly full Moon will set several hours before dawn, and therefore not wash out any meteors in the hours immediately before dawn.
High-resolution images and high-definition video animation of the Leonid meteor shower
are available online at StarDate's Media Center. There, you can also sign up to receive advance e-mail notices of future skywatching events.
Leonid meteors appear to fall from the constellation Leo, the lion, but they are not associated with it. They are leftover debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle. As the comet orbits the Sun, it leaves a trail of debris. The Leonid meteors recur each year when Earth passes through the comet's debris trail.