... 2004 November 23 . Leonid Meteors Streak . Credit: Night Sky Live Project . ... Although average rates were significantly less than many previous years, as expected, at least two unexpected " mini-outbursts " of several bright meteors over a few minutes were reported. Pictured above , a bright Leonid meteor was imaged by a Night Sky Live camera over Kitt Peak National Observatory early in the morning of November 19 during one mini-outburst. ... About APOD | ...

... Credit: Night Sky Live Project Explanation: The 2004 Leonids meteor shower had its ups and downs. ... Pictured above , a bright Leonid meteor was imaged by a Night Sky Live camera over Kitt Peak National Observatory early in the morning of November 19 during one mini-outburst. ... In mid-December, the Geminids meteor shower will give sky enthusiasts another good chance to see live meteors . ... Publications with keywords: Leonid meteor shower . Publications with words: Leonid meteor shower . ...

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... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Last week's Snack talked about how black holes can affect the environment around them in such a way as to be very bright . ... It's a common misconception that black holes always have matter swirling into them. ... As this matter gets closer and closer to the black hole it piles up and a large, fairly flat disk forms. This is called the accretion disk , because matter from this disk accretes (that is, falls in) on the black hole. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... Earth Satellites . ... Leonid meteors seen from 13 km altitude aboard an aircraft during the 1999 Leonids Multi-Instrument Aircraft Campaign (Leonid-MAC). Comet Tempel-Tuttle provides the cometary debris for the Leonid meteor shower. ... Every 17-19 November Earth crosses Tempel-TuttleтАЩs orbit and the Leonids become visible. With clear, dark skies observers may see 10 to 15 Leonid meteors every hour on those mornings. ...