A Chance to See 'Second Peak' of Leonid Shower

Earth Sky News reports that viewers in North America may be in a good position to see some bright meteors, as we pass through a clutch of debris thrown off by the comet Tempel-Tuttle early Monday night.

Deborah Byrd, writing for Earth Sky News, reported that two astronomers, Jérémie Vaubaillon of France and Mikhail Maslov of Russia, calculated that the Earth is on target to pass directly through the debris that are bits of icy debris left in the wake of a comet.

Meteors may not be plentiful, Byrd wrote—perhaps 15 meteors per hour at most— but there’s a chance for bright meteors during the flare-up.

Of course, Los Altos Hills residents nestled far from the bright lights of the valley have the best chance of walking out their homes to see this. To see the Leonids, point your feet east, lie outside in a dark place, and watch the whole sky for movement.

The rest of us, however, can watch the Leonids meteor shower live online on Space.com from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.

Let us know what if you see something!