Heads-up: The Leonid meteor shower peaks tonight (at midnight for us and our fellow west-coasters). 

During the height of this year’s shower, experts expect to see roughly 15 to 20 meteors per hour, though such predictions have been known to be off by quite a bit. And while that number is much lower than in some years — the Leonid, in its prime, involves more than 1,000 meteors per hour — the conditions this year look to be optimal, with a crescent moon that will have descended below the horizon by the time the shower reaches its peak.

The comet Tempel-Tuttel is the source of the meteors; its relative position to Earth makes it appear that the meteors are coming from the constellation Leo, hence the name Leonid.

P.S. Hi Soo!

Image courtesy of StarDate Media

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    Tonight - ‘Leonid’ meteor shower!!! peaks at midnight - cross ur fingers for clear skies… hope yall get a chance to wish...

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    I feel so astrologically obligated, but I don’t think I can last that late w/o passing the fuck out. wutdoidoooo

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47. myvonne said: I’ll be surprised if I see any with all the street lights here.
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