... Credit: Wally Pacholka (Astropics) Tony Hallas (Astrophoto) Explanation: This year's Leonid Meteor Shower is predicted to have two peaks, like last year's. The first peak should come at about 04:00 hours Universal Time (UT) on November 19 and be primarily visible from Western Europe before sunrise. ... Pictured above are several meteors from the 2001 Leonids streaking over Joshua Tree National Park in California , USA . ... A Leonid Meteor Explodes . ... A Leonids Meteor Storm in 1999 . ...