Many people around the world, specially in the Philippines are so excited to witness the Leonid Meteor Shower this November 2009. Witness thereof an exciting scenes in the sky, that only happens once in a year and which can only be seen during the 17th of November.

The Leonid Meteor shower is a prolific shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle. The name, as it might suggest, comes from their location in the sky visually in alignment with Leo. Leonid’s meteor showers are apparently prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle. The shower is visible every year around mid-November when the Earth moves through the Leonid meteor stream that comprises solid particles known as meteoroids, ejected by the comet as it passes by the heat source of the Universe – the Sun. In reality all the entire meteor streaks are parallel, but by appearance they appear to originate from a single point in the sky.

According to the experts from NASA and other astronomers, the United States of America will experience a 20-30 meteor  an hour while in Asian countries with  200-300 meteors an hour. Isn’t it so amazing to see all those Leonid Meteor Shower November 2009.

You may watch a video clip now here showing  a preview of what Leonid Meteor Shower is expected to be in the sky few minutes from now!