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The Leonids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel–Tuttle.

The Leonids get their name from the direction their shower seems to come from. This direction is called the radiant. The meteors appear to come from the constellation Leo.

The Leonids peak in the month of November.


Images for kids

  • Trouvelot- The November meteors. - 1868

    The November Meteors by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, 1868

  • Leonid meteor shower as seen from space (1997)

    Leonids as seen from space in 1997, NASA

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Leónidas (astronomía) para niños

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