Seven Leonids Over Wise Observatory . ... Credit Copyright: O. Gabzo ( Wise Observatory ) Explanation: More Leonids were visible at some places than others. In Israel, early in the morning of 17 November, it rained meteors though a clear sky. Observers there reported a peak rate for the 1998 Leonid Meteor Shower of about 600 meteors per hour . Visible in the above picture are no fewer than seven Leonid meteors occurring over just a few minutes. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...