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Jamie Carter

This week's Leonid meteor shower could be one of the best in years. Here's why.

A photo of a meteor shower during sunset with the silhouette of a single tree.

The annual Leonid meteor shower will peak in the early morning hours Monday (Nov. 17), and if you're willing to rise early (or stay up late), you may spot up to 15 meteors per hour in a moonless night sky.

The Leonids are active from Nov. 6 to 30, but the peak night — when Earth passes through the densest part of the meteor stream — will take place between midnight and dawn on Nov. 17.

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