The Leonids are coming - a meteor shower 2022
The Leonids are mainly known for, that in years 1833, 1866, 1966, 1999 a 2001 caused by meteor storms. For example, in 1833 an unprecedented spectacle took place in the sky - up to 35,000 meteors per hour. Huge meteor showers have also been observed in years 1965 a 1997. We can look forward to such a celestial theater next year 2030 updated (2031/2032), while increased frequencies are also observed 2 years before a 2 years after the rains.
Meteorological day 2022 – Leonidy
The swarm consists mainly of larger particles moving at speed 71 km/s. For a year 2022 is the expected maximum 16.-18.November (updated on November 18 2022) so ZHR 15. You can watch the animation of the Leonid meteor shower from space athttps://www.meteorshowers.org/#iau-2
The best connection times for these directions are: SW - ST: 01 – 05 OUT, V – Z: 04 – 07 OUT, JV - SZ: 06 -09 UT a S – J: 23 – 03 a 07 – 11 OUT. We wish you a pleasant visual observation and many interesting experiments with meteor scatter!
