Leonid Meteor Shower Will Coincide With The Final Lunar Eclipse Of The Year
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The Leonids, November’s annual meteor shower, are active between Nov. 6 and 30, and the most activity is expected to occur early Wednesday morning, Nov. 17, and then again that night.
2021 Leonid Meteor Shower in Fits and Starts
Most of the meteors will appear to radiate from the Leo the Lion constellation, which can be found in the eastern sky.
November 2021 Lunar Eclipse Longest in 500 Years
The partial lunar eclipse on Nov. 19, 2021 will be the longest partial lunar eclipse in more than 500 years.
The eclipse from start to finish will last about 6 hours and 2 minutes.
The last time a lunar eclipse lasted that long was Feb. 18, 1440, and the next will be on Feb. 8, 2669, making this a truly once-in-a-millennium event.
The Earth’s shadow will begin to move across the moon in the early morning hours at 1:02 a.m. Eastern on Nov. 19.
At its maximum, the moon will be 99% covered at 4:02 a.m. Eastern.
From there, the Earth’s shadow will move away from the moon until the end of the eclipse at approximately 7:03 a.m. Eastern.
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