... A Leonids Star Field . ... 20.11.2001 . ... Credit: Sherry Buttnor Explanation: As meteor after meteor streaked across a moonless sky, photographers across the world snapped pictures of the 2001 Leonids Meteor Shower . ... In fact, the 2001 Leonids was the most active meteor shower since the mid-1960s. The above photo captures three Leonid meteors crossing a photogenic star-field . On the far right is the Pleiades star cluster. ... November . ... Publications with keywords: Leonids - pleiades . ...