Monday 17th to Sunday 23rd November 2025
The evening of Monday 17th sees the peak of the annual Leonids meteor shower, with the actual peak occurring at
However if you go outside at that time, you won't see a thing, as the constellation of Leo (where the radiant point of the shower is located, near the lion's head) will still be below the horizon. You will need to stay up late, when the constellation appears above the eastern horizon from after
That's close enough to the peak and as a bonus, there will be no light pollution from the Moon, which will still be well-below the horizon. Of course you don't need a telescope to see the spectacle, but if you want to do a bit more exploring, Jupiter will be located a little above and to the right of Leo, with the constellation of Orion further to the right.
Aiming a telescope at Jupiter will often reveal its four Galilean moons, unless one of them is hidden orbiting around the other side of the planet at the time. Try looking at Jupiter around
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