Up next for end-of-year celestial spectaculars is the Leonid meteor shower, set to produce bright meteors with persistent trains streaking across the night sky.
The Leonids have been active since early November but are expected to peak this weekend at 12:33 a.m. ET Saturday
Sky-gazers could see 10 to 15 meteors per hour in a dazzling display.
This shower's meteors will be easier to see because the moon will be in its waxing crescent phase, reducing light interference.
The moon will be 23% full on the night of the shower’s peak
The best time to view the shower will be after midnight in any time zone, when the constellation Leo will be the highest in the sky
“You can still see some meteors if you’re in the city, but you’re not going to see anywhere near the number that you get to see if you get out of the city.”