Overview
- Forecasters highlighted early Nov. 18 as the prime viewing window, with Leo high in the east before dawn.
- The American Meteor Society and The Weather Channel projected roughly 10 to 15 meteors per hour at peak.
- A thin crescent Moon left skies dark, and the radiant in Leo climbed past 50 degrees by about 4 a.m. local time.
- Leonids strike at about 44 miles per second and often leave bright, persistent trains best seen 40–60 degrees from the radiant with naked-eye viewing.
- A storm-level outburst was not expected this year, and the next comparable debris encounter is forecast for 2099.