The Galactic Times Sky Planning Calendar

Near the Sickle of Leo and above Regulus. This will wipe out the Leonids.

The Moon is too close to where the Leonid meteors will stream from. While it is not the best place to look for meteors, the radiant point where they stream from, it does rather make for washing out the shower all over the sky anyway. Every 33 years the Leonids does get pretty active, from … Continue reading Leonids

* but timing depends on where you are! In North America is is around midnight -- setting time -- on the 28th.

Deep in the evening twilight! Use binoculars and look carefully, within 30 minutes after sunset.