Watch the Leonids Meteor Showers - Blue Ridge Parkway
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Join me at the Blue Ridge Parkway at the first overlook to watch the Leonids Meteor Showers. The last meteor shower was a hit. Bring a telescope, blankets, chairs, beverage of choice, and snacks.
## November Meteor Shower
The Leonid meteor shower is annually active in the month of November and it usually peaks around November 17 or 18. The shower is called Leonids because its radiant, or the point in the sky where the meteors seem to emerge from, lies in the constellation Leo.
## Comet Tempel-Tuttle
The Leonids occur when the Earth passes through the debris left by Comet Tempel-Tuttle. The comet takes around 33 years to make one orbit around the Sun.
https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/leonids.html