Sky Lights

If the heavens line up just right, this month we'll be treated to the greatest show off Earth

By Bob Berman
Nov 1, 1999 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 5:01 AM

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Circle November 17 on your calendar. It's show time for nature's most tantalizing sky event, the long-awaited Leonid meteor storm. You just might see the greatest cosmic spectacle of your life: a sky set ablaze by a fusillade of shooting stars. Then again, you might observe no more than an occasional streak of light zooming by every few minutes.

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