Leonids

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5348. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar System, Meteors

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A periodic meteor shower that takes place in November. The radiant lies in the constellation Leo. Some debris from the parent comet, 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, has spread around the orbit to produce a meteor stream that gives modest activity, with an average zenithal hourly rate of 10 in most years. But the greatest concentration of meteoroids remains near the comet. So when the comet returns to periheli...

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