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This is a wake-up call not to be missed: the Leonid meteor shower on Nov. 19.
Last year in the Northeast, early rising sky gazers who managed to get away from urban lights and thick clouds were treated to around 1,000 streaking meteors an hour. It is anticipated the Leonid meteors again could provide a spectacular storm before sunrise.
"This could be the last time in the next 90 years that you will see such a strong Leonid meteor storm," said Geoff Chester, an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory. "This year's Leonids could be as good as last year's or even better."
Chester said astronomers predict there will be heavy Leonid activity over the eastern United States between 5:20 and 5:45 a. …
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