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The Leonid Meteor Shower will be clear in many areas again on November 17, 2009. Grab a blanket if you are anywhere near a clear sky and head outside of the city lights.
The darker, the better. Have you ever seen an active meteor shower? It is the most amazing thing. It's like fireworks going off in the sky above but it is perfectly quiet.
One of my best memories as a kid was one night when a great meteor shower hit so my parents took us up in the back of my Dad's truck and headed way out of town. We laid in the back of the truck on blankets and watched the stars silently shoot by. You could have heard a pin drop and there were a lot of us kids. It was beautiful.
Experts say the best place to see the Leonid Meteor Shower will be in Asia and not so much in North America. I'm no where near Asia but if you are, go. With 30 to 300 shooting stars every hour, it should be quite a site to see.
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