Leonid meteors often produce extended bright, colorful trails as they burn up in Earth’s atmosphere. Leonid meteors are visible in the night sky from early November to early December. This weekend, the ongoing meteor shower reaches its maximum intensity,

Although the Leonids are one of the most famous of all the annual meteor displays we certainly would not advertise them as a major shower this year.

November 17-18 will see the peak of the annual Leonid meteor shower, the leftovers of the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, which was last in the inner solar system in 1998.