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"Skywatchers, get ready to witness some celestial activity as the Leonids and Northern Taurids meteor showers peak in mid-November."
From npub163fqvlu52npsgtnnqescpuxn5gfdc8y2ju8ztfy00jjkx905ktcqagetaf (npub163f…etaf): "The Leonid meteor shower is caused by space debris from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, which collides with Earth's atmosphere. Two independent discoveries of the comet were made by Ernst Tempel in 1865 and Horace Tuttle in 1866, according to NASA."
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From npub163fqvlu52npsgtnnqescpuxn5gfdc8y2ju8ztfy00jjkx905ktcqagetaf (npub163f…etaf): "The Leonid meteor shower is caused by space debris from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, which collides with Earth's atmosphere. Two independent discoveries of the comet were made by Ernst Tempel in 1865 and Horace Tuttle in 1866, according to NASA."
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#Meteors #Astronomy #Leonids #Space #Science